<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Iraq is one thing, but this idea that we invaded Afghanistan for oil and gas is completely ridiculous, on a par with the JFK stuff. What an embarrassment to be associated with people who peddle this line.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>"Indeed, it is arguable that our invasion of Iraq and our toppling of the Taliban, a government the US put in place, happened because we needed Iraq’s oil reserves and the Taliban refused to cooperate with the deployment of oil and gas lines through their territory."</FONT></DIV>
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