On 12/6/05, Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Now, that government looks at the deal and says it's a bad one. So, they > tear it up. Aren't they able to do so? Who is going to force them to > honor > a contract they didn't sign? Once our troops come back
... There are no plans to bring them out, however. And I hear an awful lot about permanent bases. > So, I agree with you that the US had no right to make long term deals for > Iraq oil. But, it's not just that we shouldn't do this. It's that we > can't do this. However, we have a history of covertly and overtly intervening against nationalist governments. Some of these may be paranoid fantasies, but many are not. And they don't include economic actions against countries that nationalize against our interests. Philippines, 1898-1902 Turkey, 1922 Honduras, 1924 Iran, 1953 Guatemala, 1954 Egypt, 1957 (failed) Laos, 1958-1960 Sudan, 1958 Bolivia, 1970 Bangladesh, 1975 Nigeria, 1976 Pakistan, 1977 Iran, 1980 (failed) Zambia, 1981 (failed) Iran, 1982 (failed) Chad, 1982 India, 1984 Libya, 1986 (failed) Yugoslavia, 1999 Nepal, 2001 Although this list is generous and certainly includes operations against some nasty folks who also were nationalist, it is a reminder that we often exert force without necessarily sending in the troops. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
