Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] America's shadow army in Iraq

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 1 May 2007, Rick wrote:

> Your implication that this is the sole reason Bush is resisting a hard 
> date for withdrawal is absurd.

I think there are other reasons, like ego, like knowing that many 
Republicans will lose votes if he stops the war, like other ways of 
enriching wealthy supporters.  I'm sure there is a long list, but I won't 
be putting "don't want to lose to the terrorists" on that list.


> If we lose our chutzpah in the middle east, America is done as a major 
> power in the world, and the Islamic fundamentalists will gradually 
> annihilate any country that they can't absorb (much like they've begun 
> to do in the EU). Without at least some reasonable fear of the "crazy 
> Americans", we lose all bargaining power at the oil table, and since no 
> one wants to belly up with decent alternatives, our economy becomes, at 
> the very least, imperiled.

So you think we should kill people and act crazy so that we can get 
cheaper oil?  First, I have no reason to believe it works that way. 
Second, I think that would be wrong.  Third, there are many negative 
consequences of doing such a foolish thing and those might outweigh any 
gains made in oil prices.

Mike

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