I think it would be a good idea to see what Wolfie actually said before everybody analyzes it to shreds. He is very far from stupid.
As for North Korea, people have been forecasting its decline, fall, and collapse for a very long time, at least as long as they have been forecasting the same about old Fidel's regime. The Chinese could maybe do it if they were to pull the oil plug, and some rumors say they are pissed at the recent spasms coming out of Pyongyang and may threaten it to get better behavior, but I doubt that they will actually do it. Barkley Rosser ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Ackerman" <sethia at speakeasy.net> To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Wolfowitz Speaks Plainly: Oil Was The Prime Motivation
> > > 1) He probably feels comfortable that this will receive no play in the
> US,
> > > or will be so watered down as to be meaningless. A damn good bet.
> >
> > A very good bet, even if it's not watered down. Indeed, given the
present
> > credulity of the public (if the polls are to be trusted), Wolfie could
> come
> > right out and announce, to the blare of trumpets, that we went in to
grab
> > the oil, fuck the Arabs, what are they gonna do, and most Americans
would
> > applaud all the way to the gas pump.
>
> Am I the only one who thinks this is being unfair to Wolfowitz? The way I
> read it, he's saying North Korea, having no oil, will collapse of its own
> weight, whereas Saddam's regime could have lived off its oil forever, thus
> necessitating an invasion.
>
> Seth
>
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