FOCUS | Bush Cites Oil As Reason to Stay in Iraq

During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, President Bush and his aides sternly dismissed suggestions that the war was all about oil. Now, 3 1/2 years later, as he barnstorms across the country campaigning for Republican candidates in Tuesday's elections, Bush has been citing oil as a reason to stay in Iraq.

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Bush Says U.S. Pullout Would Let Iraq Radicals Use Oil as a Weapon

As he barnstorms across the country campaigning for Republican candidates, President Bush has been citing oil as a reason to stay in Iraq. If the United States pulled its troops out prematurely and surrendered the country to insurgents, he warns audiences, it would effectively hand over Iraq's considerable petroleum reserves to terrorists.