If they turn on their radars we're going to blow up their goddamn SAMs [surface-to- air missiles]. They know we own their country. We own their airspace:We dictate the way they live and talk. And that's what's great about America right now. It's a good thing, especially when there's a lot of oil out there we need.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asserts American dominance over another country's airspace and lives to secure oil.
- In plain terms
- We own their sky and lives because we need their oil.
- What can you take from it?
- Military power is often justified by resource needs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is force used to secure resources?
- How does oil shape policy?
Another view
The statement justifies domination as beneficial, which ignores local autonomy.
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