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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Ilaine who wrote (96099)4/24/2003 8:39:23 PM
From: quehubo  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
CB - The Saudi's hold the marginal oil export leverage that keeps us in check. Within a few years of stabilizing Iraq and increasing its production capacity we will have reduced their leverage over us.

My guess is we will need to keep a large military presence in Iraq for 10-20 years in order to ensure we can attract the billions of dollars of investment needed.
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