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Matthew Modine: 'I am not a politician, I am not a soldier, I don't understand, asking me why America is in war with Iraq', I can only say that, there is somebody killing people, and Thank god, somebody did something to stop him from doing that.' 'Why did America choose Saddam Hussein, instead of many other who are causing pain, why did America choose Iraq, in my opinion, is probably 'Oil'. 'The whole world and everyone is guilty of having a severe addiction to Oil, it's the heroin that we all hunger for, that the whole world runs on it. And if there is some place in the world that controlling the oil, then its in America interest to try to make sure that there is some stability in the area where the oil comes from.'