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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Ed Huang who wrote (3516)1/24/2003 1:31:45 PM
From: Raymond Duray  Respond to of 25898
 
Hi Ed,

Re: Do those people care about the danger and consequences the U.S. is facing at all should the war starts?

"They", i.e. PNAC et al have the game all sorted out. This is the second chapter in the move to militarily control Central and Southwestern Asia. The twin energy prizes most treasured on the planet. The rout of the Taliban in Afghanistan and our garrisoning troops in the upper tier of 'Stans was phase one. Phase two is the destabilization of the Arab world. Here's a darn good road map to what is coming:

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Zbigniew Brzezinski's "The Grand Chessboard" is also quite enlightening in its frank discussion of U.S. imperial goals for Central Asia.