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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Charles: You mean because the
US imports a lot of oil ? Perhaps you can spell out your economic reasoning
chain on this a little more for me ( I'm not exactly a topnotch
economist)<BR><BR>However, this would be a contradiction if true. I don't
think the argument is that the war would free US imperialism of all
contradictions in the current situation. On the contrary, imperialism cannot
help but to create more contradictions and
crises.<BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT lang=0 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><FONT
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class=970122602-19062003><FONT color=#0000ff>-Right. I think it is nonsense to
think the USA wants to rise oil prices since the country not only is a
big importer</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=970122602-19062003><FONT color=#0000ff>-(dependent on more than 50%
imported oil for his necessities)</FONT> <FONT color=#0000ff>but also
runs a massive trade deficit (around
4%</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=970122602-19062003>-of GDP). A worsening trade balance, coupled with the
dramatic deterioration of the budget deficit can led
to</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=970122602-19062003>-really big troubles. Still, Europe and Japan would
be even hardly hit by an increase of the oil prices (not
to</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=970122602-19062003>-mention China). Actually I believe the USA is trying
to bring down the oil prices and that was one of the
main</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=970122602-19062003>-reasons for the colonial adventure in
Iraq.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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Alexandre</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>