Marvin Gandall wrote: > > Well, Iraq was a test case of the neocon hypothesis, was it not? - both in > terms of how easy it is to secure control of overseas oil fields, even in a > broken defenceless country, and to break up the national oil company and > redistribute its assets to the multinationals.
It is NOT a neocon thesis; the invasion of Iraq was and is supported by the totality of leading forces in the u.s. The dream that it is merely a neocon aberration is a pleasant one, allowing u.s. leftists to avoid facing the realities of u.s. policy. The U.S. is not going to leave the mideast unless forced to by overwhelming world and domestic opposition. Carrol
