But they are not going to t... by Peter DeFazio, an American Politician

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“But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the elections. They want to pretend that they are doing something meaningful.”

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Name: Peter DeFazio

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: May 27, 1947

Profession: Politician

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Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war.

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There is no free market in oil.

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The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.

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Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections.

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To the contrary, I believe the U.S. military has already done all that has been asked of them. Saddam Hussein is on trial. The threat from alleged weapons of mass destruction programs in Iraq has been neutralized.

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