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To: quehubo who wrote (56208)	7/26/2004 9:31:19 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793622

I am suggesting that the three nations referenced require a stable environment capable of attracting tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment. That's not what you said. You said "Their governments require our support", which seemed a strange thing to say about Iran. I am not expert buy I dont see the Iranians having such a major influence over the other Shiites just because they are of the same sect. The Iranians have spent decades building influence over Shiite political leaders and political organizations, and the prospect of a Shiite alliance controlling much of the Gulf's oil will have considerable appeal to the traditionally abused Shiite populations of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. If you think the West is going to sit back and let Iran control the world through 2/3 of the worlds oil supply you are mistaken. There doesn't seem to be much of a coherent plan to prevent it. Right now we seem quite determined to play the hand the Iranians have dealt us. Of course if such a situation comes to pass we will probably go to war to prevent it, but wouldn't an ounce of prevention be worth a pound of cure?