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 Stories About: energy AND interview AND Iraq AND oil AND Terry Tamminen
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Terry Tamminen: Iraq and energy security
It's all about oil, baby |
David Roberts |
13 Jan 2007 |
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| DR: You say pretty openly that Iraq and a good chunk of our defense spending -- about half total federal expenditures now -- is about oil. Not very long ago that was written off as a hysterical lefty conspiracy theory. TT: Certainly with respect to Iraq, as the excuses get peeled away one by one, even people who wanted to give the president the benefit of the doubt have got to say, either the guy's an incompetent moron, which may be true, or he's been lying ... |
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| Topics: energy, interview, Iraq, oil, Terry Tamminen (all these topics) |
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