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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread
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To: Ilaine who wrote (18284)10/15/2001 11:45:39 PM
From: greenspirit  Read Replies (1) of 59480
 
Something else just occurred to me when thinking about what the future would hold if these middle eastern countries were suddenly prevented from selling oil to the U.S. They would still be there, selling their oil to other nations, so the thugs of the region, it seems to me, would still be getting very wealthy. Just not as wealthy as they are now getting (perhaps), and not directly from U.S. consumers.

Then the question keeps coming up in my mind. How are we going to create the environment around which these nations move toward democratic principles? Seems similar in many ways to the situation in China. Should we disengage economically in order to bring about change in that nation, or continue to trade and dialogue, while using what leverage we can to encourage a shift in direction?

Tough questions. And it seems to me with each country you could make a case for a slightly different approach.
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