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Fri Jun 20, 2014, 06:39 AM Jun 2014

American interests translated to Oil Companies interests

As the president talks about sending advisers to Iraq, he said "We will be helping Iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists who threaten the Iraqi people, the region, and American interests as well."

We all know the only interest that Americans have in Iraq is oil. And protecting that only means we are protecting several corporations interests. The first Iraq war was about oil, the second Iraq war was about oil, and this is as well.

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