Quotation

Americans are building another empire in the East. It seems to me an oil-driven empire out of Afghanistan, Iraq and maybe Iran, southern Russia. This is a big deal, and a lot's going to happen and a lot's in play right now, and who knows where it's going to come out?

- Oliver Stone about the parallels between Alexander the Great’s time and today

Though of course Mr Bush is no Alexander. I haven’t seen the film (yet).