Trucker of the year, senator rub shoulders in Playboy

Ted Chapman

In the August issue of Playboy, documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki asks 16 Americans, ranging from U.S. Sen. John McCain to D.C. cabbie Nathan Price, the same question: “Why Are We in Iraq?” One respondent is Ted Chapman, Overdrive 2005 Trucker of the Year. Here is part of his 400-word reply:

“Why Are We in Iraq?” One respondent is Ted Chapman, Overdrive 2005 Trucker of the Year. Here is part of his 400-word reply:

“If you go to Iraq right now and interview 75,000 of the 140,000 boys over there, they’ll tell you they’re there for freedom. Others will say we’re there for oil. I’d say it’s for both of them

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