On Dec 17, 2006, at 1:48 AM, joanna wrote:
> Why wouldn't the U.S. want a regional war in the Middle Eas?. Apres
> nous, le deluge?.....which could serve as a bottomless sink for
> arms/supplies, keep oil prices up
Most sectors of US capital are hurt by high oil prices, so there's no generalized interest in that. Besides, a broad ME war would threaten oil supplies - not even ExxonMobil would like it if oil were at $200 a barrel because no one could get any.
Doug