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Originally Posted by TheNorm
I suspect you are right. If this is the case, why don't the government tell us exactly how certain actions will be in our interest? After all, it's our money they are spending.
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You are referring to oil?
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Yes, but of course there have been examples of intervention when oil wasn't directly an issue such as in Kosovo (although the potential for serious instability in Europe was probably an equally powerful motivator for the Nato countries). Very few countries risk the lives of their people and spend vast amounts of money for no return. Foreign aid is an example - there are usually strings attached. I suspect if the oil taps were turned off, the lights went out and the UK ground to a halt, many of those who bleat on about how wrong it is to 'fight for oil' might change their minds but I'm only guessing....