[lbo-talk] No oil for blood

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Jul 3 12:01:42 PDT 2009


On Jul 3, 2009, at 2:38 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:


> [Leopold here describes the sources of the Bush administration's
> participation in the long-term US insistence on control of Mideast
> energy, not for domestic use -- the US still imports only a small
> percentage of the oil used here from the Mideast -- but for
> geopolitical advantage. --CGE]

No doubt both Chomsky and Bush believe this. But, once again, I'll ask: what is the mechanism of this advantage? How does it work, or would it work?

Doug



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