Cheney Motivated by Iraq Oil


	Cheney Motivated by Iraq Oil

Wisco

7-8-2008 2:13 PM

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Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan appeared on CBC Radio One's [i]The Current{/i], where he told the host that Vice President Cheney wanted to invade Iraq for oil and personal gain.

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