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To: GST who wrote (110969)	8/11/2003 8:23:47 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) of 281500

The Iranians have a bad habit of thinking the oil in the ground is theirs to sell or not to sell as they se fit -- that is unacceptable to us. What utter nonsense. Iran is an OPEC country - it makes production decisions that it thinks are in its best interests like all other oil-producing countries, whether SA, Libya, Algeria, etc. US foreign policy has two objectives in the ME: (1) Keep the oil flowing, and (2) Israeli security. Unfortunately our policies have led to a byproduct that we are now paying for dearly -- widespread terrorism -- and now we have to fight a war on terrorism to ensure Israeli security and oil supply security. I'm presuming your prescription is abandoning both of the objectives you identify - a complete withdrawal from the ME?

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