That's exactly the attitude that will make America perish and deservedly 
so.  Don't forget they're human beings too.

hyperbolicgeometry wrote:
> ---It's either "us" getting control of the oil or "them".  Better us!
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>  In [email protected], "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> wrote:
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>>  (snip)
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>>> Robert, we understand your point.  But we cannot just criticize 
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> the 
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>>> system in this one particular country.  IMHO, the attitude is 
>>> pervasive throughout the world.  Even here in the USA, one can 
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> find 
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>>> versions of this story.  We are not allowed to marry four wives 
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> at a 
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>>> time, but we can get married to a person one at a time without 
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> any 
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>>> limit.
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>>   (snip)
>> Perhaps I'm just jealous, but I really don't care how many woman a 
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> man 
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>> has sex with or vice-versa. This takes place all over the world, 
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> not 
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>> just in Islamic countries; it is just not out in the open.
>> What I am upset about is, I talked to a guy, who used to be in the 
>> military, but now works as a private contractor in UAE.
>> He says there is so much money there because of the oil reserves, 
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> and 
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>> that everyone drives a Mercedes...
>> So, I guess what upsets me is the waste, and inequality in the way 
>> things are on the earth right now.
>> We fight for oil in order to maintain our lifestyle, which includes 
>> big houses we don't need, SUV's that we don't need, and so on.
>> It's just a big lie what we are fighting for.
>> We are fighting to control the oil, plain and simple.
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