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"It's not about oil or Iraq..."
Correct. It's about SAUDI ARABIA!!!!!!

Saudi Arabia: Friend or Foe?

'Bush government sanctioned bin Laden family repatriation'

And in light of all the heated rhetoric of the past year it is difficult to understand how Bush, Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, national security advisor Condoleezza Rice and Powell would suddenly believe that an "old Europe" or an "irrelevant U.N." could now help us in our well-run war in Iraq.

That'll show 'em

Rumsfeld: France, Germany are 'problems' in Iraqi conflict

Colin Powell: "bullshit."


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Now that some 140,000 American troops have proven inadequate to police Iraq, the president has to come back to international allies like France and Germany, which the administration once derisively referred to as "chocolate makers," to help rescue Iraq. Despite administration efforts to portray the war as a multinational effort, six out of seven military personnel now in Iraq are Americans.

Facing Up to a Hard Reality
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It really depends upon how (the) Nation conducts itself in foreign policy. If we're an arrogant nation, they'll...resent us. If we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us. And our nation stands...alone right now in the world in terms of power. And that's why we've got to be humble and yet project strength in a way that promotes freedom. So I don't...think they ought to look at us in any way other than what we are. We're a freedom-loving nation. And if we're an arrogant nation, they'll view us that way, but if we're (a) humble nation, they'll respect us." - George W. Bush