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To: greenspirit who wrote (135070)	5/31/2004 10:24:01 AM
From: quehubo	Respond to of 281500

This is stealing Iraqi oil? Of course we could have followed the example set by France/UN and taken the money from the Iraqi's through Saddam's bribes. Now incomes are rising and pensions are being paid. <<THE RECONSTRUCTION: "Iraqi crude oil sales since last year's U.S.-led invasion hit more than $9 billion... The Coalition Provisional Authority had deposited a total of $9.28 billion in its Development Fund for Iraq." "Some 20,000 contractors are doing business in the country with relatively few security problems... Most are sharing in the $18.4 billion that has been allocated by the U.S. government to rebuild roads, public utilities, schools, housing and other parts of the Iraq economy." >>

To: greenspirit who wrote (135070)	5/31/2004 10:31:30 AM
From: BubbaFred	Respond to of 281500

Glorious, glorious, oh, glorious! Just like most of American colonists were having grand daddy of good times in the new world at the time of American Revolution. Life was so very good with freedom of religion and pursuit of good life. Just pay taxes to the British Empire, puny amount compared to today's taxes.

To: greenspirit who wrote (135070)	5/31/2004 10:43:34 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

THE MIDDLE EASTERN DOMINOES: "We went to the Arab countries and said, 'Look, you need to come together with a blueprint for Arab reform. If you do not articulate such a blueprint, one may be forced upon you.' We in Jordan are in the clear: We have our plans and are not using regional problems as an excuse. We are moving forward, as are some of the other moderate countries. But the rest of you, 'Wake up!' The Middle East is changing. If you don't get that process going, one will be forced on you." - King Abdullah of Jordan in an interview with "Washington Post". Beautifully stated!!! But hey... we have people, like CD, who says it's "undoable".. I would think King Abdullah would disagree with him... These are the kinds of positive changes, MADE OVER TIME, that the Islamic militants cannot offer to muslims in the region.. And were we to continue the tremendously naive policies of "containment" or "lazzez faire" foreign policy in the region, it would not likely occur at all.... Because the last thing the existing and corrupt regimes in the region could tolerate is openess when it would make the vulnerable to losing power. What we're telling them now is that if you don't change and adopt progressive reforms, WE'RE going to throw you out of power now, before their selfish and repressive policies create the conditions where Islamic militants eventually throw them out and replace them with even more repressive systems. Hawk