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To: elpolvo who wrote (23342)	7/26/2003 12:09:29 AM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

a few words on the Rove factor Remember last summer when the gleeful Democrats were eagerly anticipating a Fall election on the economy. Instead, during the "run up" to the election, the national "conversation" was all about Iraq - leading to a congressional vote. Any discussion about the economy was "drowned out". Makes you wonder about what Rove has in mind for '04. the leaders and bosses of the armed forces are the OILers... Hmmm ... well Powell is a military man. Remember, Cheney was hired by Halliburton to increase its DOD MIC contracts. Rumsfeld is a DOD type. Cheney's and Rumsfeld's deputies are Wolfowitz and Libby - the co-authors of the '92 precursor of "Rebuilding America's Defences". Surely, the neo-cons are aware of the strategic importance of oil, but that's not same as being one of the oil and gas boyz. A different mentality. In the PNAC's '98 letter to Clinton , oil's strategic importance was mentioned, but as a one more reason to get "control" of the Middle East through Iraq. The signers of that letter are interesting These signatories are today all part of the Bush Administration. They are Dick Cheney - Vice President, Lewis Libby - Cheney's Chief of Staff, Donald Rumsfeld - Defence Minister, Paul Wolfowitz - Rumsfeld's deputy, Peter Rodman - in charge of 'Matters of Global Security', John Bolton - State Secretary for Arms Control, Richard Armitage - Deputy Foreign Minister, Richard Perle - former Deputy Defence Minister under Reagan, now head of the Defense Policy Board, William Kristol - head of the PNAC and adviser to Bush, known as the brains of the President, Zalmay Khalilzad - fresh from being special ambassador and kingmaker in Afghanistan, now Bush's special ambassador to the Iraqi opposition. from able2know.com All changed '00, with Bush's "selection". At a breath-taking pace the new power-bloc began implementing the PNAC strategy. Bush ditched international treaty after international treaty, shunned the UN and began treating allies as inferiors. After the attacks of 11 September, as fear ruled the US and anthrax letters circulated, the Bush cabinet clearly took the view that the time was ripe to dust off the PNAC plans for Iraq. Just six days after 11 September, Bush signed an order to prepare for war against the terror network and the Taliban. Another order went to the military, that was secret initially, instructing them to develop scenarios for a war in Iraq. From the above link. In no way, am I saying that the oil boyz are lacking in influence. I just don't think they are "driving this train", but are more "along for the ride". Part of that "convergence". The drivers are themselves, ideologically motivated. JMO lurqer