>Lull before the storm. With the progressing unification of Europe, US
>will find tougher competition and eventual decline of the hegemonic
>position in the financial markets. Stopping that by peaceful means was
>virtually impossible. Iraq war was throwing a monkey wrench into the
>process in several ways: by kicking European interest out of Iraq, by
>tighter control of oil which would affect predominantly Europe and
>Japan, and by getting Europeans fighting amongst themselves again. That
>gave the empire a boost for a while - but it required drastic means. I
>do not think that Clinton or Gore would use such means, so they had to
>go.
How do you know this? There wasn't a hint of it in the elite press - these were far right concerns. And I still want proof that "control" of oil has any economic effect.
Doug