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- Jun 2022
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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In 1968, he resigned as Secretary of Defense to become President of the World Bank.
Similarly Paul Wolfowitz was U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense running the U.S. war in Iraq before leaving to become the 10th President of the World Bank.
McNamara was the 5th President of the World Bank.
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- Nov 2017
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www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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raq remains a destabilising influence to... the flow of oil to international markets from the Middle East. Saddam Hussein has also demonstrated a willingness to threaten to use the oil weapon and to use his own export programme to manipulate oil markets. This would display his personal power, enhance his image as a pan-Arab leader... and pressure others for a lifting of economic sanctions against his regime
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www.cnn.com www.cnn.com
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Oil was not the only goal of the Iraq War, but it was certainly the central one, as top U.S. military and political figures have attested to in the years following the invasion
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www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com
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Saddam Hussein deserved to remain in power. But the security vacuum after his fall and the presence of foreign occupiers led to Iraq becoming a breeding ground for jihad and religious extremism.
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