Soldier calls fight in Iraq 'oil driven,' refuses return

Wednesday, March 17, 2004

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. -- A U.S. soldier who refused to return to Iraq after seeing civilians killed reported to his unit in Florida on Tuesday and said he would go to prison rather than take part in "an oil-driven war."

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