Oilagarchy

DoreneFC at aol.com DoreneFC at aol.com
Fri Nov 15 12:28:22 PST 2002


In a message dated 11/15/02 12:13:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, seamus2001 at attbi.com writes:


> So controlling Iraqi oil
> revenues, at least temporarily, would be a stopgap measure until they come
> up with some longer term approach to capital flows from the region while
> giving the Saudi's some space to fix their domestic economy while keeping
> the princely protection rackets in power. Just a guess.
>
> Ian
>
>

How do you square "keeping the princely protection rackets in power" with some of the most rabidly regime-changing Bushies' sense of triumphalism about war in Iraq possibly changing regimes all over the Middle East????

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