Ted Rall for November 02, 2002
Transcript:
Man 1: Men, our orders are to take this section of the refinery. It's mined an extremely well-defended... casualties will be heavy. It's a suicide mission, but whoever controls this facility commands a key link between the biggest oil field and the gulf pipeline. This battle will determine whether our families pay $1.60 for a gallon of gas or $2.20! Man 2: Sarge? Wouldn't it be simpler to crush our bodies at high pressure and pour the oil into our gas tanks? Man 3: Sure, but where's the glory? Now let's go die!