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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: Katelew who wrote (47670)2/2/2008 12:23:09 PM
From: quehubo  Read Replies (1) of 541373
 
The issue is if we leave Iraq in an manner that causes the country to collapse. The risk to the global economy is huge.

Now imagine the strife extends to neighboring export areas. The oil producing regions and exporting are all within hundreds of miles of each other. Kuwait, UAE, Iran, SA.

We are not there to obtain oil, only to make sure that stable supply to the world is maintained.

Since the USA consumes 25% of the worlds oil production, well use your imagination.

The Persian Gulf is like a jugular vein for the global economy.

You might want to spend some time on the DOE EIA website. Then get ready to lose some sleep.
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