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To: Elroy who wrote (220239)2/22/2007 7:01:33 AM
From: michael97123  Respond to of 281500
 
Be honest Elroy--its the oil that made us care and before us the Euros and that started well before israel was born. If there was no israel there would have been more shiaa/sunni intrigue or kurd/arab, or syria/iraq or other problems that the politics of oil would have created.



To: Elroy who wrote (220239)2/22/2007 11:25:20 AM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
There was that little dustup with the Barbary pirates quite early - "millions for defense, not one penny for tribute" ring any bells?