The war for oil part has more to do with it being the ready made slogan of earlier anti-war sentiment. A generalized objection that could serve until specific objections to this specific war could take shape by it's playing out.
It would have been better had we did it for the oil. The irony of that line is that it provides us an example of how anti-war sentiment from the past can actually give cover to (then)current wars.
It would have been better had we did it for the oil. The irony of that line is that it provides us an example of how anti-war sentiment from the past can actually give cover to (then)current wars.
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