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Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 19:50:34 -0600 (CST) From: Missouri FreeNet Administration <measl@mfn.org> Subject: Re: I must admit. . .
On Thu, 24 Dec 1998, Reeza! finally got to the point of the matter:
<massive snip> :, that does not mean I'm willing to allow one :expansionist dictator to sanction another country and gain control of :enough of the worlds oil supply to impact the well-being of my country.
I believe this is the the only true argument here. The US (and you) are not "pleased" with the fact that the one place on the planet that has the worlds largest oil deposits is not beholden to the USG.
Actualy there are equivalent oil and gas deposits in SE Asia and Antartica. But they doesn't belong to the USG either. Of course the point is valid. Though it almost begs the question of why in such a situation there is not a more powerful search for alternatives. There are actualy very few technologies that care whether oil or gas is used in energy production or some entirely different process. ____________________________________________________________________ What raises the standard of living may well diminish the quality of life. The Club of Rome The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------