Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : View from the Center and Left -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: quehubo who wrote (31431)	11/10/2006 8:00:05 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541777

Ah, you've changed the topic of your post slightly. Now it's not about who gets the oil but the overall contribution of Iraqi oil to the global economy. OK. That, of course, raises the same sorts of questions. What proportion is Iraqi oil? If it's not much, then it may well be a non-event. If it's a lot, then it's worth discussing. As for the regional implications, I completely agree. It's just not clear what's the best answer. At the moment, it's not at all clear how a regional conflict is avoided. My own thought is a "soft" federation works best. That is one, in which there are three separate governmental bodies with enough power in the center to allocate the income from the oil resources in some acceptable way. What are your thoughts? But, as for which party is responsible for the current mess in Iraq, that's hardly worth typing about.