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To: Ilaine who wrote (21652)	3/18/2002 7:11:45 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Another example of being in love with a Perfectly Stupid Idea. In this case, the idea that US foreign policy is never about what in professes to be about, but is about profiting US multinational companies. Now, I won't say that this has never been true (much of our foreign policy in Latin America doesn't stand up to close examination), but it doesn't mean that it is always true. You'd think the pundits pushing this view would at least take the time to inform themselves of the current state of the oil market. Nobody is threatening us with shortages; the market is in glut. So why the heck would we fight a war just for oil?

To: Ilaine who wrote (21652)	3/18/2002 7:25:00 PM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 281500

The state of armchair punditry in this country is going to the dogs. CB, lot of truth in that statement at least for SI. ROTFLOL i suppose i'm a bit (insert phrase)...but i think attacking any defenseless humans anywhere with deadly gas, or attacking, looting, raping, pillaging and conquering a peaceful neighbor, or setting a huge oilfield ablaze, or attempting to assassinate the president of the USA, or exterminating large members of a population because they have opposing viewpoints are all good reasons to be taken down. edit...and they all apply to saddam.