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Mike AI · 02-01-2005

This is nice NickP, and I agree with you - but I have a dirty little secret that you may find distasteful, even uncomfortable.

The WMD/Hummanitarian issue are only secondary issue to the one that trumps everything.

OIL

Free flow of oil = economic security.

This is the policy of the US, and will be for a long time - not matter WHO is President.

Past policy was to support dictators in the middle east. This has pretty much backfired on us since Iran in the 1970s. Saudi Arabia is just as bad, Iraq, etc...
The whole region is a mess. But they have the oil which is important for the US and hence world economy.

Bush is trying another angle, democracy. Will it work? Is it just window dressing for a new puppet gov't? These are the questions.

I do not think you understand the economic realities. What would happen if mid east oil was not available to market? Imagine a world where oil was $1,000 a barrel? The US economy would be devistated in months, it would make the great depression look like the good-old days.

NickP, I know this is a lot to chew on. But it is the reality we live in.

Nick the Pikey - You of all people should appreciate the strategy Bush has used.

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Mike AI Administrator Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 11,618	This is nice NickP, and I agree with you - but I have a dirty little secret that you may find distasteful, even uncomfortable. The WMD/Hummanitarian issue are only secondary issue to the one that trumps everything. OIL Free flow of oil = economic security. This is the policy of the US, and will be for a long time - not matter WHO is President. Past policy was to support dictators in the middle east. This has pretty much backfired on us since Iran in the 1970s. Saudi Arabia is just as bad, Iraq, etc... The whole region is a mess. But they have the oil which is important for the US and hence world economy. Bush is trying another angle, democracy. Will it work? Is it just window dressing for a new puppet gov't? These are the questions. I do not think you understand the economic realities. What would happen if mid east oil was not available to market? Imagine a world where oil was $1,000 a barrel? The US economy would be devistated in months, it would make the great depression look like the good-old days. NickP, I know this is a lot to chew on. But it is the reality we live in. Nick the Pikey - You of all people should appreciate the strategy Bush has used. __________________ Make big money on your Domains! Why wait 40 days to get paid with the other guys? Parked.com pays the most for your traffic, and cuts checks twice a month!