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To: spiral3 who wrote (49762)	10/6/2002 1:41:37 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Jordanians could take a chunk of land to the east of their border with iraq, as much as they need until they get to a well or two, or sink something new, there is already one well and a pipeline in the area, the whole place is deserted. Exactly how much oil do you think Jordan and Israel need. Unfortunately, the area east of the Jordanian-Iraqi border does not happen to have any major oil fields in it. This is a problem. Unless you know of secret new discoveries.

To: spiral3 who wrote (49762)	10/7/2002 3:37:04 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi spiral3; Re: "The Jordanians could take a chunk of land to the east of their border with iraq ..." Other than the geological ignorance, this plan also has the problem that the rest of the world will look at it the same way as they look at Israel's addition of lands by conquering. While I find the speculation to be amusing, some might read this sort of thing and conclude that the world has returned to its pre WW2 standard of might is right. No, for better or worse, the national lines in the Middle East are more or less permanent. And I don't think it would be the best real politik if the US were to pursue a course of action that resulted in the unification of Arab countries, by force or any other reason. It's a lot easier to deal with these guys when they're not a big place. -- Carl