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russotto · 03-18-2003, 01:06 PM

Skip it, Jag. We'll make up that 2.9% in spades when we take over Iraq and set up a nice puppet state run by the US oil industry. The direct effects -- a guaranteed source of high-quality oil -- will be good enough, but the bonus of damage to OPEC via the removal of one of the major players will be enormous. Even after Bush's friends take their cut, there will be plenty of benefit for the rest of the American economy. Plus there's the "stick it to the Euro" factor of once again accepting DOLLARS for Iraqi oil rather than Euros.

Not only that, things will be better for the Iraqis as well. Peace will be kept (by force) between the Kurds and the other groups, and between the Shi'ites and the Sunnis, and between any other disputing groups. The people will have jobs building oil infrastructure, roads, pipelines -- it'll be hard and dangerous work, but they'll be fed well. And the secret police will be much kinder and gentler than under Saddam's reign.

03-18-2003, 01:06 PM	#3
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	US Imperialism, Bwa-ha-ha-ha Skip it, Jag. We'll make up that 2.9% in spades when we take over Iraq and set up a nice puppet state run by the US oil industry. The direct effects -- a guaranteed source of high-quality oil -- will be good enough, but the bonus of damage to OPEC via the removal of one of the major players will be enormous. Even after Bush's friends take their cut, there will be plenty of benefit for the rest of the American economy. Plus there's the "stick it to the Euro" factor of once again accepting DOLLARS for Iraqi oil rather than Euros. Not only that, things will be better for the Iraqis as well. Peace will be kept (by force) between the Kurds and the other groups, and between the Shi'ites and the Sunnis, and between any other disputing groups. The people will have jobs building oil infrastructure, roads, pipelines -- it'll be hard and dangerous work, but they'll be fed well. And the secret police will be much kinder and gentler than under Saddam's reign.