“It's all about the oil. It's the blood that fuels our way of life here. We didn't want (former Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein to monopolize it. Money is driving the oil. We need other means of energy.”
“Alcoa has become a truly global company. The needs they now have in communities like Pittsburgh include countries all over the world. A flood in South America is as much of a concern to them as one in the U.S.”