Just one more motive: global hegemony. The nation that controls the oil over the next three or four decades until alternative sources of energy become practicable is in a position to exert tremendous control over global affairs (I don't know how else to put it). To continue to grow and/or function China, Europe, Japan, Russia and of course America will all need oil and gas. A very large proportion of the globe's remaining discovered (and probably undiscovered) reserves lie in the Middle East and the various "stans" to the north of the Middle East. Exercise hegemonic control over that region and you are very powerful indeed.
Some petro-geolists have argued that the world's discovered reserves are only a small proportion of the world's total reserves. That doesn't change the picture because it'll take a couple of decades to discover those reserves, if they exist. Ed Ed Weick 577 Melbourne Ave. Ottawa, ON, K2A 1W7 Canada Phone (613) 728 4630 Fax (613) 728 9382 > Hi, Brian, > I don't think it's the oil, and explained why in a couple of posts some time > ago. Saddam Hussein makes a dandy oil trading partner. No need to topple > him and face a chaotic situation. We are all searching for a rational > reason -- and not finding a truly credible one -- which says something about > the situation, doesn't it? <smile> > > Weapons of mass destruction? > He's simply a nasty evil guy? > Democracy for the poor Iraqis? > Take out a threat to Israel? > Get oil? > Establish long-term hegemony over the Gulf -- and get all the oil for ever? > Show Daddy that I'm a (better) man? > Perle thinks it is a good idea? > People like me when I am at war? > Where else can we try out our weapons? > Prevent another terrorist base from emerging? > > What other motives can we add to the list? > > L > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mcandreb > > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 10:35 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Karen Watters Cole; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Futurework] Bush Watch 2 > > > > > > > > Lawry wrote, > > It is hard to analysis just why they --President Bush, Wolfowitz, > > Cheney, Rove, Perle, et al -- are this way.Psychological? Ideological? > > Religious? > > > > Hi Lawry, > > Try greed. Robert Fisk and Chomsky both say it is the oil. The Carlyle > > Group usually gets what it wants. > > > > Take care, > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > > Futurework mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
