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

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I meant "America Friendly" in how they are portrayed (enemy/ally) by the 
gov/media. As long as an OPEC country gives us a steady reliable supply of 
oil, they are OK in our eyes. Once this stability is interrupted (usually 
by the oppressed citizens demanding justice/democracy), then we declare 
them an enemy and plot against them (usually through the guise of "military 
aid").

The more "aid" we give a nation, the more its people, and democracy suffer. 
Ironic, huh?


>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.

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