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THE WEALTH produced by oil is what underlies, almost exclusively, the strength of three major groups in the Middle East--Islamists, both Shiite and Sunni, and Baathists--that have chosen to be at war with us. Our own dependence on that oil, and the effect this has had on our conduct over the last quarter-century, have helped encourage each of these groups to believe that we are vulnerable. Each group is anchored in a leading oil-producing state.

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