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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: robnhood who wrote (14605)	9/15/2002 6:18:02 PM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 93284

How abhorent, to think that the US has oil interests over freedom, democracy and free trade. In Iraqi War Scenario, Oil Is Key Issue U.S. Drillers Eye Huge Petroleum Pool By Dan Morgan and David B. Ottaway Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, September 15, 2002; Page A01 A U.S.-led ouster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could open a bonanza for American oil companies long banished from Iraq, scuttling oil deals between Baghdad and Russia, France and other countries, and reshuffling world petroleum markets, according to industry officials and leaders of the Iraqi opposition. Although senior Bush administration officials say they have not begun to focus on the issues involving oil and Iraq, American and foreign oil companies have already begun maneuvering for a stake in the country's huge proven reserves of 112 billion barrels of crude oil, the largest in the world outside Saudi Arabia........ washingtonpost.com jttmab

To: robnhood who wrote (14605)	9/15/2002 6:20:32 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Not that we're the only ones willing to buy and sell life and death. latimes.com Backing on Iraq? Let's Make a Deal Allies: Behind-the-scenes talks get underway to see which inducements might sway nations. By PAUL RICHTER and GREG MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS WASHINGTON -- After struggling for months to talk other nations into helping oust Saddam Hussein, President Bush is beginning to use terms they might find easier to understand: cash, weapons, business deals and favors. Bush's speech Thursday at the United Nations marked the start of intense behind-the-scenes negotiations to see what inducements will help convert countries that so far have been balking, at least publicly, at joining the anti-Hussein campaign. U.S. officials expect the Turks to ask for weapons and debt relief, the Russians and French for access to Iraqi oilfield business, the Qataris for cash to build an air base, and the Jordanians for guarantees of oil and trade. Officials expect many other countries to join the horse trading, and predict that they won't be shy. "Countries in the Middle East take the bazaari approach," said Danielle Pletka, a former Senate aide who now works at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. "Once they know we want to buy ... the sky's the limit." Said a senior congressional aide, "This is a great time to step forward and get something you want from the United States.".... Makes you feel proud to be part of the human race. jttmab