<![CDATA[Every empire tells itself its resource grabs are unique, justified by necessity.]]>Every empire tells itself its resource grabs are unique, justified by necessity. From Roman grain to Persian Gulf oil, the extraction script barely changes-only the technology and rhetoric get an update.

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