devilgrrl
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:24 PM
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Can someone explain to me what there is to "win" in Iraq? |
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I ask because I can't think of anything but their oil.
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:25 PM
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1. I can't think of anything but their oil. |
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That's everything and don't forget those two lovely rivers.
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:46 PM
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9. Ground. A place to stage future threats from. And enough open sky to hold neocon egos. |
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:25 PM
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2. .......and we haven't gotten a drop of that............... |
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:48 PM
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10. Actually about 75% of oil leaving thru the Strait of Hormuz goes to China & India |
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We get our oil from Nigeria, Canada, Mexico, and Venezuela. The point of controlling Iraq's oil is about who drills it, not who buys it.
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:26 PM
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3. Good question. What does * mean by "win?" |
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When is the Mission Accomplished?
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:28 PM
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4. $$$$$ MONEY!!!!!!! $$$$$ |
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but not for us, of course
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:31 PM
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6. Not a d*mn thing - they intended only to occupy region indefinitely, install the 14 permanent |
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military bases, control the oil, and install a puppet government.
Mission accomplished. Issue should be framed in terms of not win-lose, but the legitimacy of continuing the occupation...
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Fri Nov-17-06 05:42 PM
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7. A thriving market for US-made pine coffins |
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Fri Nov-17-06 06:53 PM
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12. "I can't think of anything but theie oil...." |
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That fits with VP Cheney' too ... though in the opposite way from you.
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