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To: quehubo who wrote (124707)2/14/2004 10:36:14 AM
From: KyrosL  Respond to of 281500
 
I am not arguing about the importance of Middle East oil in the intermediate term. I am afraid that Bush's reelection calculations will trump this, however. Like I said, let's watch.

In the longer term there are plenty of steps we can take to eliminate our external dependence on oil. It's a shame that Bush squandered his post 9/11 political capital on the Iraq war rather than taking some of these steps.