Obama on Foreign Policy and the ‘Tyranny of Oil’

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Obama on Foreign Policy and the ‘Tyranny of Oil’

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Sen. Barack Obama was careful to praise U.S. troops in Iraq during Tuesday’s speech outlining his foreign policy strategies, while declaring that Iraq has been a costly distraction for America. “This war distracts us from every threat that we face and so many opportunities we could seize,” he said, before laying out his five goals “essential to making America safer.”

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