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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: Cogito who wrote (78077)7/14/2006 3:55:11 PM
From: Nadine CarrollRead Replies (1) of 81568
 
Well of course, the Europeans and Americans knew best, and couldn't leave the Arabs to themselves. Not with all that oil at stake.

Let's get some historical context here.



Yes, let's. Check when the a) the Ottoman Empire ended and b) when the first oil reserves were found in Arabia.

I think you will find that b) comes well after a) so your reasoning is amiss.
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