Makes me very sad

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 3, 2003, 4:50 pm

Deny the obvious?

Here's a goddamn clue.

Look past next week. There are repercussions to this action in both long term commerce and politics that go so far beyond those fields that we could give the fucking oil away. If this whole thing goes even 50% right the long term prospects in that region are so good for the USA you are gonna have to have a spaceship to catch up to our GNP. And it ain't the oil, baby.

Show me how in the next decade we make back what we are spending to take those oil fields? We could have put a third the money inot exploiting our own oil resources and come out way ahead.

Christ people wear blinders so tight I wonder how you walk around.

miir · Post by **miir** » April 3, 2003, 5:24 pm

There are repercussions to this action in both long term commerce and politics that go so far beyond those fields that we could give the fucking oil away

It is financially adventageous to george W Bush to displace the Baath party and assist in the development of the petroleum industry in Iraq.
There are lucrative research and construction deals to be signed once a pro American government is installed in Iraq.

Contracts mean meoney.
Contracts mean jobs.

This is a good thing for Americans and the American economy.

You cannot deny that.

Show me how in the next decade we make back what we are spending to take those oil fields? We could have put a third the money inot exploiting our own oil resources and come out way ahead.

You're basing your argument on the false presumtion that we are saying this is ALL about oil.

George W Bush has a many reasons for launching this invasion.

I believe he genuinely feels threatened by Iraq.
I believe he genuinely thinks that Saddam has WOMDs that he wont hesitate to use on American citizens.
You can't ignore that there is a certain 'revenge' factor involved... he is, after all, a cowboy. Saddam dishonoured him and his father.

The oil is potential 'spoils of war'.

A combination of all these reasons, forced him to push for an invasion of Iraq.

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 3, 2003, 5:37 pm

Now we are getting somewhere.

The one you left out, the most lucrative part of all, is "Development of new trade contacts throughout the Middle East".

Think about it.

miir · Post by **miir** » April 3, 2003, 5:47 pm

The one you left out, the most lucrative part of all, is "Development of new trade contacts throughout the Middle East".

I don't think that's very realistic.

Other than oil, what 'trades' has the middle east got?

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » April 3, 2003, 5:49 pm

dates!!1

Fallanthas · Post by **Fallanthas** » April 3, 2003, 6:04 pm

Customers.

Acies · Post by **Acies** » April 3, 2003, 9:29 pm

Cheap ex-soviet weapons

Salis · Post by **Salis** » April 4, 2003, 7:17 am

Don't forget the fake rolex's!