RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Unfolding Universe (discovery channel)

["Ross, Matt" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Iraq is no longer designated "America Friendly", once they decided to 
> nationalize their oil supply. The Saudi royals are just as 
> dependent on our 
> protection, as we are for their oil. Although they are trying 
> to break free 
> from this situation, in order to prevent another "Iranian 
> Revolution". (An 
> entire population will not stay happily repressed to support 
> US oil profits.)

Don't confuse "America Friendly" with "American Owned"  OPEC has never been
america friendly.  Its merely been trying to figure out how much it can
extract from american consumers without spurring them to other sources of
energy.

> This same military purpose, also holds true for Argentina, 
> Venezuela, and 
> Columbia. US "National Interest" dictates that we will remain 
> involved in 
> these regions to prevent US oil companies from losing 
> control. Especially 
> since the Saudi link started deteriorating last fall.

I thought we were in Columbia because of the coffee. ;-)

> Other options include rubbing up to Russia, and getting to 
> the gas under 
> the Caspian Sea. Both of which are underway (Bush has seen 
> the soul of 
> Putin, and we are building military bases in the old soviet 
> republics right 
> along the pipeline route).

This is nothing new, we've been piping from there since the cold war.  We'll
just have more visible pipelines now.
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