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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (276)	4/20/2003 10:17:58 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 22250

JANE confirms support for idea Iraqi War fought for Israeli interests! "It is understood from diplomatic sources that the Bush administration has said it will not support lifting UN sanctions on Iraq unless Saddam's successors agree to supply Israel with oil. All of this lends weight to the theory that Bush's war is part of a masterplan to reshape the Middle East to serve Israel's interests. Haaretz quoted Paritzky as saying that the pipeline project is economically justifiable because it would dramatically reduce Israel's energy bill. US efforts to get Iraqi oil to Israel are not surprising. Under a 1975 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the US guaranteed all Israel's oil needs in the event of a crisis. The MoU, which has been quietly renewed every five years, also committed the USA to construct and stock a supplementary strategic reserve for Israel, equivalent to some US$3bn in 2002. Special legislation was enacted to exempt Israel from restrictions on oil exports from the USA." janes.com

To: Ed Huang who wrote (276)	4/20/2003 10:25:32 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Ed - see my prior post to you. I agree that Iraq was no real de facto threat to Israel. Without US pressure, Israel might have destroyed Iraq on its own after being threatened. Most of the world and the US is very happy that Israel destroyed Iraq nuclear capacity 15+ years ago but, at the time, was critical along with most of the world. This war was not for Israel. There is no compelling argument and you seem to agree.