** OT ** Mohan, Iraq is the only oil rich Arab country that has some vision of Arab unity... the by force approach is not right and not acceptable, however, simply put, that is not in the best interest, or should I say "National interest" of the west... again simply put, that would mean higher oil prices... voila...
Mohan, if we look as far back as the start of the Iraq-Iran war... it happened right after The Shah of Iran was deposed... funny thing is, Iraq was provided some satellite photos by the US about how weak Iran is and that it must be an opportune time to settle the border issues ... it's also interesting that at the time the price of oil was in the twenties... and the whole area was experiencing enormous growth... needless to say, the war went on for about 10 years and both nations suffered greatly... and the price of oil tumbled.
Then there was this issue between Iraq and Kuwait ... during the war, Kuwait funneled money to both sides in an attempt to be left alone. Then after the war, (and to keep things in perspective, the price of oil had dropped and is now fluctuating in the teens), Iraq was suffering economically as a result of the war and the even lower oil prices. So, it turned to its neighbors for financial help... it's biggest claim was that it acted as a protector and defender of the gulf states from an Iranian invasion and expansion only to be told that nobody asked you to do so... which is true. But the rub was when Iraq asked for about 10 billion dollars and was offered only one... and this was the day before marching into Kuwait.
Mohan, what many don't know is that this was the start of the Iraqi invasion to kuwait. And Iraq claims to have been given the green light to overtake Kuwait by the then US ambassador there who has disapeared from the scene since...
interesting how things turned out, because now the price of oil is even lower, the US has semi permanent mighty military representation there, Kuwait has 4 trilion dollars in deficit, and Saudi Arabia is asking it's citizens to tighten the belt...
BTW, all this is not a fiction of my imagination, it can be proven if you dig old articles that coincide with the given periods and dates...
Coincidence, YEAH RIGHT... and the charade continues...
best regards
amein |
