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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: rich4eagle who wrote (297269)	9/16/2002 9:12:34 PM
From: Doug R	Respond to of 769668

it is a case of greed and fear. Greedy for "strategic" control and oil profits. Fear that someone else might get there first and our dependence on oil would be used against us. It's really embarrassing watching our Executive branch make such idiots of themselves in their utter disingenuity both toward US citizens and the rest of the world. They could just come out and admit it. "Look, we REALLY, REALLY have to control Eurasian energy reserves and we think that in order to do it effectively we need to have a significant military presence throughout the area and try to take care of possible thorny countries along the way. We realize the backlash could be dangerous even here at home, what with terrorists and all but a more globalized approach to authority might head off that problem. And if it fails, tighter controls on freedoms here will probably be necessary to quiet people down. Don'tcha see? If all that money and power benefits a small group of madmen here, everybody in this country will be better off than if a group of madmen in some other part of the world gets it."