-Caveat Lector- 10 Mar 03
War in Iraq - logical, perhaps inevitable, but senseless and ultimately pointless. President George W. Bush says regime change in Iraq is necessary for the war on terrorism - and that is probably true. In the first days after 9/11 he gave some clues. He said something about going after those who finance, train and/or harbor terrorists. At the top of this list would be Saudi Arabia, but for good reason he did not name names. Then there was the statement "either you are with us or you are against us." That sounds stupid unless you suspect it may be directed at the Saudi ruling royal family, which knows where the terrorist funding is coming from - their country. So why not attack Saudi Arabia and not Iraq? Because we need their oil to maintain our economy and military might - unless and until we have a source of oil to replace it should they retaliate by cutting off our supply. That is where Iraq comes in - the USA needs that oil to flow west BEFORE it can go after the terrorists and their funding in Saudi Arabia. Secondarily, that oil must flow west in order to prevent it from flowing east - into China, primarily, and probably Russia as well. Add the fact that France is Iraq's biggest economic partner, and the upcoming UN vote is pretty easy to figure out. Colin Powell now says he thinks he has a majority of the 15 security council members on his side. Unfortunately, of the five permanent members with veto power, the USA and UK will vote for him but France, China and Russia will say nyet. So if the resolution passes, France will probably exercise its veto power, which means Russia and China won't have to use theirs. Whereupon Bush will proceed with regime change nonetheless for the above reasons, coalition or no coalition, not because he must, but because he can. Although this scenario makes some sense, one possible alternative might be to cut US defense spending by a third and use the $135 billion per year to develop alternative energy sources. However, since death, destruction and mayhem produce much higher corporate profits than peace and prosperity, this probably will occur only when no other alternative is possible. And since that day must come, energy independence is the only goal ultimately worth debating. Which may cause one to conclude: oil dependence and oil profits make cents, not sense. The only thing more certain than war in Iraq is one day all the oil will be gone, and war cannot change that. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
