Kerry says U.S. must help 'end the empire of oil'

Sen. John Kerry said Sunday that the United States must rebuild the power of the United Nations and help "end the empire of oil" to defeat terrorism.

Kerry, who lost to President Bush in the 2004 presidential election, avoided explicit criticism of the U.S. administration during a speech on the global dynamics of terrorism. But he said Bush's policy of imposing democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan risked looking like a crusade in Arab, Muslim eyes.

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