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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Ilaine who wrote (7512)10/25/2001 12:23:53 PM
From: Win Smith  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
I just checked. That petition has gathered 22 signatures so far. Whether that is indicative of apathy or a really high poster to reader ratio on SI, I couldn't say.

I would raise two points on the general idea of "energy independence". First, it's a global market. The US could, in principle, isolate itself from the global market, I guess, but that would not be economically efficient. Second, the implied boycott of mideast oil implies a degree of disengagement from the mideast oil producing countries. I don't think that it's entirely clear that disengagement is the best course to pursue diplomatically in the region.
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