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To: i-node who wrote (161213)	2/16/2003 2:25:09 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575187

>I agree about this. My wife & I were talking about this last night. Many of these protestors, even some in the United States, believe we're going to go to Iraq, occupy the oilfields, and in effect, steal the Iraqi's oil -- a concept that is obviously absurd but nonetheless believable to some people. I don't think that we should steal it, but we should make sure that we do well enough in the deal so that we both can largely recoup the costs of liberating the Iraqis and can give their new government a steady stream of income. We should also teach them how to use that income wisely. Not that we necessarily know how (see "trickle-down theory" :) ) >It would make a huge difference internationally if we would present with some specificity what the plans are for assisting in the post-war reorganization. No it wouldn't. The rest of the world has made up its mind. They hate us already. We just have to make the best of it. I'm just a big fan of transparency. That's the businessman side of me. -Z