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2004-01-23 12:02:19
"We should never occupy countries to extract their natural resources.":
I mean, for crying out loud, what kind of person could support such a policy? Thank goodness I've never heard a single person say they do, never read a single column by any writer supporting anything like it.
To answer that declaration, I pointed out last November a CATO paper that identified a list of advocates for such a policy in both the press and Washington regarding the US response to OPEC embargos, among them: Henry Kissinger, James R. Schlesinger, Jimmy Carter, Robert Rucker, one anonymous "Miles Ignotus", and lots of freepers. Three weeks ago on January 1st declassified British intelligence revealed that in 1973, during an oil embargo, the US
designed plans for just such an operation in response and put US military forces on global nuclear alert. The USG has been prepared and willing to occupy the middle east to extract natural resources since at least 1973: the remaining debate has been the question of feasibility.
:: posted by buermann @ 2004-01-21 15:17:31 CST |
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