This is a frightening quote because it applies so much to today. America doesnt need oil, they want oil. why? Its all about control so they can turn the taps off. or at least turn them down. Every country is a competitior to the U.S now and the U.S cannot afford to let all these countries run wild and do what they want. Saddam didn't get killed for war crimes. if that was the case why didnt they get him 1991. It's because he was economic threat to the Suadi's by driving oil prices down by not limiting his output. And what made all this possible for the U.S? WAR. History is written by the victor. Don't believe everything you read about the Nazi's. in fact the civilized domesticated lives we lead are in large part due to things the Nazi's invented or discovered. I don't admire the nazi's or condone what they did but I also don't really believe everything the history book's tell us. So it doesn't relly matter who said it because its truth. It could have just as easily been said by Obama or Harper or Brown or any other leader for that matter. In the words of Crass " government is government and all government is force, left or right, or right or left it takes the same old course"