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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (78082)7/14/2006 5:12:26 PM
From: CogitoRead Replies (1) of 81568
 
>>Yes, let's. Check when the a) the Ottoman Empire ended and b) when the first oil reserves were found in Arabia.

I think you will find that b) comes well after a) so your reasoning is amiss.<<

Nadine -

OK. You've got me there. (chuckle) So it was just a matter of the Westerners assuming they knew best.

(Note to self: stop responding to Nadine before checking dates)

On the other hand, the present state of affairs, and the history of the region in the second half of the twentieth century through today does seem to have a lot to do with the oil.

- Allen
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