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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (24374)	1/2/2005 1:28:54 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) of 90947

Ultimately, I think that what will work best is what works now, which is separation in a formal way into three states. THat will work until their big neighbor, Iran, swallows them up... one by one. I didn't mean to say that it is a well working system, it's just the low point that the steel ball bearing rolls to. And yes...Iran will likely end up controlling the south. Or at the very least we will see a lot of cooperation between the Shia on both sides of the border. As you point out the distribution of oil resources is not equal in the three regions, which could be the impetus for a power grab. Heck it was surely part of the impetus for the US to invade Iraq. That is evident from the writings of the administration members as members of the PNAC. Those hawkish positions, such as the oil will pay for the war, have morphed into a more politically palatable call to "bring democracy to Iraq", still underlay the fundamental reason for US presence in the Middle East...OIL. If THAT'S the real reason, why didn't we pick a fight with Mexico? 1. It's a heqq of a lot closer. 2. It would have been a heqq of a lot easier to beat. 3. Insurgency? What insurgency? Judging from immigration patterns, all Mexicans want to be Americans anyway. Just make the Mexicans states US territories with the prospect of becoming full-fledged states. LOL pal. We don't need to attack Mexico. We already control it! They have a representative democracy now. We get as much of their oil as we want. But even with Mexico's oil we're still short. That's why the strategic reserves in the middle east are so crucial in an oil-centric economy. And remember who is in charge in this administration...oilmen one and all right on down to Bandar Bush himself. Next. Orca

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