Marginalia
October, 2007
FROM COMMENTS BYAustralian Defense Minister Brendan Nelson,admitting the importance of oil and "energy security" in Australia's participation in the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq: "The defense update we'rereleasing today sets out many priorities for Australia's defense and security, and resource security is one of them. The entire Middle East region is an important supplier of energy, oilin particular, to the rest of the world. We're also there to support our key ally—tha...
