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		marcosdumay on Jan 19, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Snowden Docs Indicate Scope of NSA Preparation... Are you really telling me that economical competitors and war enemies are the same thing?

pcrh on Jan 20, 2015 [–]

"Geopolitical influence" covers control of both purely economic assets (e.g. oil, markets), as well as territory.

Economic competition has frequently been the underlying motivator for military action.

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