To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (1392 ) 3/16/2005 4:11:00 PM From: Doug R Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9838 And the "right direction" to Iraqis is what? Do you know? It's obvious you do not. The invasion of Iraq was for oil. Plain and simple. It's come down to who gets the oil because there's no more spare production capacity. It's not a coincidence that shrub invaded a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 but does have the 2nd largest oil reserves of any country in the world. The seriousness of the situation is easily seen in the absolute ruthless and criminal behavior exhibited by shrub and his henchmen in Iraq. Torture, murder, disappearing people, bribery, flattening whole cities, complete disregard for civilian deaths, etc etc. Who are we most at competition with for oil? China. What's China been up to lately? China's been busy drawing lines and creating a pretense for hostilities: China admires Pakistan for its support on Taiwan Albania supports China's Anti-Secession Law Nepali gov't supports China's Anti-Secession Law Madagascar stands for China's Anti-Secession Law Zambia supports China's Anti-Secession Law Vietnam opposes "Taiwan independence activities:" spokesman HANOI,The Vietnamese government, in conformity with its consistent one-China policy, considers Taiwan as an inalienable part of the ... Turkmenistan supports China's efforts of peaceful reunification Uzbekistan expresses support for China's position on Taiwan issue Azerbaijan FM: Uified China benefits world stability The Kuwaiti government and parliament support China's adoption of the Anti-Secession Law Kenya's parliament and government also voiced support for the law aimed at peaceful reunification of the country. Bosnia-Herzegovina respects, understands and supports China's adoption of the Anti-Secession Law Cecile Pozzo di Borgo, deputy spokeswoman of the French Foreign Ministry, said her country firmly supports China's policy for reunification and adheres to the one-China principle Madagascar Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva said Tuesday night that his country views the law as part of China's efforts to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity in a statement broadcast on state television. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said in a statement on Monday that the adoption of the law will contribute strengthening ties across the Taiwan Straits and also opening a channel for peaceful reunification Lawmakers of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, spoke highly of the newly-approved law on Monday, saying China has the right to safeguard its territorial integrity The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) also expressed its support for the newly adopted law Also on Tuesday, Iraq's interim government expressed its support for the anti-secession law The governments of Indonesia, Cuba, Dominica and Azerbaijan also expressed their support for the law Overseas Chinese in Japan hail anti-secession law Ethiopia's parliament backs China's anti-secession law Serbia and Montenegro backs China's adoption of anti-secession law and on and on... Wake up kid.