<P>I didn't put Russia on that list, just the EU and Japan. I don't know where China gets its oil. jks
<P> <B><I>Marta Russell <ap888@lafn.org></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">>On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Carrol Cox wrote:<BR>><BR>> > I still am attracted by the point Justin phrased well: having an army in<BR>>> the midst of mideast oil puts the US thumb on the carotid artery of the<BR>>> EU, Russia, and China.<BR>><BR>>How so? Russia has more oil than Saudi Arabia. It would be more like the<BR>>vein running to their ankles. And cutting off China and Europe would<BR>>drive them both into Russia's arms. That'd be a great plan.<BR><BR><BR>There is a "fact sheet" circulating on the net that states Saudi <BR>Arabia has the most oil and Iraq comes in second. Is that wrong? I <BR>thought Russia had companies in Iraq exploring oil fields already.<BR><BR>Marta<BR>><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>Marta Russell<BR>Los Angeles, CA<BR>http://www.disweb.org</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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