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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (981)	9/23/2001 12:26:03 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) of 281500

I disagree. Oil has to be one of the more peripheral issues involved here. The Gulf War was about oil, this one isn't. Backing of the Taliban by Western oil interests, if it actually exists, has to be way down the list in the reasons for the Taliban coming to, or staying in, power. It's also quite dubious to hypothesize the former Soviet republics in Central Asia as a more reliable alternative to the Gulf states. They'll play this for all it's worth, but my understanding is that their governments are largely dominated by ex-communist types skilled at holding power by whatever means available. I see no reason to view them as particularly friendly or even particularly stable in the long run.

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