From BBC News:
"Australia has admitted that securing oil is a key factor behind its continued troop deployment in Iraq.
It is the first time such an admission has been made.
Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said that maintaining "resource security" in the Middle East was a priority for the government in Canberra."
No shit. I fail to see why this is even news. However, it's interesting that they would be cheeky enough to state that without risking a vote of no-confidence in the Parliament. Or am I just too idealistic to assume that countries should respect other countries' sovereignty and not behave like a hungry rabid dog after a bone (or a pipeline :)
Boo to Australia, the rabid dog! Britain under Blair may have been "Bush's poodle", as it was often lampooned, but at least they were vaccinated =)
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