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Of course it's about oil, stupid. [10]

— Christopher Hitchens

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  1. It [the Iraq war] was not for the sake of oil. [9]
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  3. [Even if the U.S. doesn't attack] Saddam Hussein is not going to survive. His regime is on the verge of implosion. [8]
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  5. Only the force of American arms, or the extremely credible threat of that force, can bring a fresh face to power. [7]
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  7. Religious exhortation and telling people, telling children, that if they don't do the right thing, they'll go to terrifying punishments or …
  8. [Chomsky] has now been impeached by his own standards, since scrutiny of the evidence does not bear him out on Serbia or Afghanistan or Ira…

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  • foreign policy
  • oil
  • motives

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