[lbo-talk] War about oil?

[kelley at pulpculture.org]

At 04:05 PM 4/12/2004, Shane Taylor wrote:
>kelley wrote:
> > Since I'm the one who asked about privatization, can
> > I assume that your implicit answer (and Doug's) to
> > my question is, "Yes, it looks like the neocons want
> > to see Iraqi oil (and the rest of the region's oil) privatized."?
>
>???  I did not think that was being disputed.  The initial post I
>responded to, the PNAC quotes, didn't offer, to my eyes, any clarity as
>to how this is a war about oil.  Bremer apparently had plans for that
>initially, but has since had to retreat.  It fits with their general
>prescriptions for privatization, but doesn't answer Doug's questions.  My
>response is specifically focused on how you swing a war for oil.  Okay,
>they want to privatize it.  And?  Then what?  Most of the responses Doug
>has been getting here are very question begging.  Doug asks how oil plays
>in all this.  Folks point out that Iraq's oil is simply too important not
>to be a factor.  Plausible enough, but the question is left unanswered.
>
>-- Shane

i was responding to doug's statement: "It may be that they really think 
this way, but it seems like a holdover from some other time, when control 
of resources and real estate was more important."

Kelley

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