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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (201207)	9/5/2006 9:20:39 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

World War III more likely from oil grabs than radical Islam And if the US stops providing the global "public service" of guaranteeing the free flow of oil from the Persian Gulf? What would happen if the US totally withdrew its military from the region and left them to defend themselves from those who would either desire to disrupt that flow (and destabilize the government and economies of those countries), or nations that would attempt to balkanize the region by signing exclusive oil supply contracts with specific producing nations?? I might be wrong, but were the US to depart, I'd suspect you'd see the oil producers quickly seeking some new security arrangements with some countries that might be so "altruistic". And WR.. you know I'd like to see the US reduce, or eliminate, its dependence on foreign oil. But when we "step out", we really have to think about who's going to "step in" and what that means to the developing world (which is still dependent upon fossil fuels). Hawk