> I think the oil for blood thesis was flawed. At
> the same time it does not take
> a genius to figure out that either way (victory or
> defeat) the oil men won.
> Restriction of supply is as good as the control of
> supply. Why else does one
> want to control the volume of supply? The fact is
> turmoil in the ME makes west
> texas crude quote valuable. Full stop. The oil
> companies have been in the
> business of supply management for a good time now.
> They must have understood
> that either way they would benefit. No?
>
> Travis
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Robert Wrubel <bobwrubel at yahoo.com>:
>
> > Ravi said: "the entire purpose of the threats
> towards
> > Iran is to have an ongoing "crisis" to serve as a
> > diversion."
> >
> > Andy answered: "True, perhaps.... But I don't
> think
> > I'll ever get over being disabused of the notion
> that
> > invading Iraq was just too goddamn stupid to
> happen."
> >
> > In the world of "diversions" and distractions,
> it's
> > not necessary to believe that the administration
> knows
> > at all times what's real and what's not, or what's
> > stupid and not. It's smart to be skeptical about
> any
> > current bruhaha, but at the same time, you
> shouldnt
> > discount the possibility that, for reasons we may
> not
> > guess, the admin may stumble into something really
> > horrible. When you have as much power as they do,
> and
> > as many ways of exercising it, and as great a
> cloak of
> > secrecy, and as many different pressures and
> interests
> > clamoring for attention, who knows what will
> happen?
> > It's not as as if some judicious ruling body (the
> > "establishment", Goldman Sachs, etc.) is calling
> all
> > the shots.
> >
> > I agree with both Ravi and Andy. It's not in the
> > cards, but dont bet on it.
> >
> > BobW
> >
> > > On 7/31/07, ravi <ravi at platosbeard.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I do not believe an invasion of Iran is on the
> > > cards... not only is
> > > > it curtailed by logistic concerns but also the
> > > entire purpose of the
> > > > threats towards Iran is to have an ongoing
> > > "crisis" to serve as a
> > > > diversion.
> > >
> > > True, perhaps.... But I don't think I'll ever
> get
> > > over being
> > > disabused of the notion that invading Iraq was
> just
> > > too goddamn stupid
> > > to happen.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Andy
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