In reply to John Steck's message of Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:23:16 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Iraq is nothing more than *basic* military positioning to protect energy >interests in the region. Period. Anyone who wants to make it anything more >than that is either ignorant, naive, or a self-loathing masochist. Pearl >Harbor was allowed to happen to strategically enter the pacific theater. >911 was allowed to happen to strategically enter the mid-east theater. > >Oil is a pillar of the world economy and civilization as we know it. >America can never leave the region until either the oil or the need for it >is gone. Soak it in, accept it. [snip] As concise descriptions go, this is pretty good. I would say that there are a few ancillary issues around the edges, but this certainly covers the core quite well. Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
