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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by Nimitz14 on Friday June 22, 2018 @08:34AM (#17373435)
Just because some people who don't know any better say the US invaded Iraq for oil does not make it true. And ignoring Iraq, did the US intervene in the Balkans because of natural resources or potential markets? Or in Somalia? Please try and put in a little more effort into your thought process.
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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by pofilat on Friday June 22, 2018 @11:57AM (#17374982)
The US occupied Iraq for over a decade, and installed a new government. The US spent a little time in the Balkans and Somalia and then gave up. There's a difference.
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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by 394549 on Friday June 22, 2018 @01:29PM (#17375747)
> The US occupied Iraq for over a decade, and installed a new government. The US spent a little time in the Balkans and Somalia and then gave up. There's a difference.

A similar difference to the one that motivated its even longer occupation of the oil-less Afghanistan.

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Re:Google Engineers Refused to Build Security Tool to Win Mi... by trophycase on Friday June 22, 2018 @12:55PM (#17375498)
So removing Saddam and stabilizing the power vacuum aren't justifications for spending 10 years?
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