Hello Doug, So I guess I left out 5...
5. The current administration is a puppet of Israel and we're just making the area more secure for them and if so Syria and Iran are next for sure. RMTP??? Mike At 08:51 PM 6/4/2003 -0500, you wrote: >There is still some debate over the constitutionality of the Iraqi invasion. >First, the Present has the authority granted under the War Powers Act to >invade >anywhere he chooses. In the Iraq case, he did have the blessing of the US >congress, both in support for his action, and the provision of a budget to pay >for it. There are many scholars who will consider this combined action as >tantamount to a declaration of war. Another thing is that the US has >officially >declared war on terrorism, although it is still to be proved the terrorism >connection with Iraq. Unless the administration hangs its hat on the publicly >known financial support (pension plan) for the families of Palestinian suicide >bombers. No one thinks the Palestine suicide bombers are any threat to >the US, >just to Israel. > >Perhaps this is why there is so much effort with the RMTP to get a Nobel Peace >Prize award, which would no doubt assist with his re-election campaign. > >As far as the Chinese oil connection, and while it is little publicized, China >controls the as yet undeveloped South China Sea Oil, which has been >reported to >contain reserves equal or exceeding all the known reserves >A big US player in that endeavor is, of course, Exxon-Mobil. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Randolph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:23 PM >Subject: Re: Wolfowitz: Iraq war was about oil > > >| Hello, >| >| It was always about oil and there really isn't any debate there...none, >| nada, zero, zilch. >| >| So you have to ask yourself WHY would this administration be so willing to >| put us at an even greater risk of terrorism though their actions and kill >| world opinion of the USA so quickly or easily. >| >| 1. Money...Iraq had converted to the EURO for it's oil dealings, if others >| in OPEC had followed suit the US dollar could quite likely of tanked. >| >| 2. Money...Their just greedy oil barons.. Doubtful since by attacking Iraq >| we guaranteed that we'd be thrown out of Saudi Arabia a source of oil we >| already had 'control over'....which is now happened. >| >| 3. Asymmetric Warfare with Strategic Competitors (China)...quite likely. >| >| Many believe the real issue at hand is the long term threat of China >| capturing those oil wells, if they would have it <could> of lead to total >| world domination by China. There is/was a huge power vacuum created when >| Russia fell apart and China had been filling that vacuum. China is the >| true long term threat of the United States and ultimately the free >| world. I don't believe in Bush's NWO, but then I don't speak Chinese >| either so I guess I'm screwed either way. >| >| Bush congressional ally says China run by 'decrepit tyrants' (lump's them >| in with the axis of evil) >| http://sg.news.yahoo.com/030603/1/3bhzt.html >| >| Remember our bombing of the embassy when they were trying to figure out how >| to track our stealth planes and the latest incident the spy plane being >| rammed by the nimble fighter. Also North Korea is nothing but the lips >| and teeth of China and look at their tone towards the US...it's really >| China's tone. When China has something inflammatory to say...North Korea >| says it instead. >| >| Either way the war WAS unconstitutional and has damaged my beloved homeland >| internationally to say the least. Maybe everyone will take the time to read >| the constitution and note that the President doesn't have the authority to >| declare war and vote out of office those that abdicated their >| responsibility to him on a silver platter. I won't go into the abuse of the >| Executive Order in the last 10 or so administrations! >| >| ... The end justifies the means? >| >| Best, >| Mike Randolph >| >| At 07:46 PM 6/4/2003 -0500, you wrote: >| >Of course that is what I have held the opinion on since the get go, but >flames >| >were vociferous about it not being about oil. >| > >| >The country who controls Iraqi oil, controls the pricing of the entire >region, >| >and could break the back of Saudi Arabia and Iran's economies. This is why >| >ARAMCO is chomping at the bit to get either a direct contract or a >Halliburton >| >sub-contract. >| > >| >====================================== >| >Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! >| >For CF hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com >| >ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 >| >====================================== >| >If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! >| > >| >----- Original Message ----- >| >From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >| >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:42 PM >| >Subject: Wolfowitz: Iraq war was about oil >| > >| > >| >| Oil was the main reason for military action against Iraq, a leading White >| >House hawk has claimed, confirming the worst fears of those opposed to the >| >US-led war. >| >| >| >| The US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz - who has already >undermined >| >Tony Blair's position over weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by describing >| >them >| >as a "bureaucratic" excuse for war - has now gone further by claiming the >real >| >motive was that Iraq is "swimming" in oil. >| >| >| >| http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,970335,00.html >| >| >| > >| > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
