Israel, the Oil Bourse, and the Iran Threat » Shoutwire.com

Two questions come to mind considering all the puzzle pieces. 1) Is more violence in the Middle East actually going to help U.S. security, or destabilize the region further? And 2) Is it really our physical security, or economic security, that is at stake here?

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skins2153, on 3/15/2006 4:37:54 PM
Total Posts: 45, Joined: 2/6/2006

Soul Drift,

BE smart please, physical security is not be dependend on the mideast. That statement would imply that some mideast country is protect US (look a pun).

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IdoAlphaOmega, on 3/15/2006 6:41:35 PM
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"Plus it doesnt really seem like the US wants to improve their relationship with the Arab world, they just want their oil."

What, like defending Kuwait when Saddam was mobilizing his army. Or how about when Milosevic was supposedly killing off Muslims?

I'm not going to argue that oil is not a big part of the US's involvement in the Middle East, but it is not the only one.

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Souldrift, on 3/16/2006 10:15:57 AM
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Skins, think about it. If America lost its access to oil, and it's economy absolutely went into a *serious* depression, you don't think there'd be security problems? People robbing for food? I'm not suggesting Iran can hit us with bombs, only Bush is - but keeping Iran from controlling Iraq is allowing our economy to continue as it always has.

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Xenophones, on 3/17/2006 10:59:28 AM
Total Posts: 23, Joined: 2/21/2006

There are limits to economic growth, limits not caused by other countries. Oil os a finite resource and will impose its own limits.

Going to war to prolong the business as usual life is simply delaying the inevitable AND killing thousands of people.

If the US economy tanks, the world goes with it. Be careful what you wish for, whether anti OR pro US.

lordzane is right too.

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Souldrift, on 3/19/2006 5:45:25 AM
Total Posts: 16, Joined: 3/10/2006

Hey skins, check out the following white paper at Harvard, you might learn something: http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RW
P06-011/$File/rwp_06_011_walt.pdf

"Israel and U.S. Foreign Policy."

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