Thread: 654,965 Dead Iraqis Later
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Unread 1 Nov 2006, 02:08   #29
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Re: 654,965 Dead Iraqis Later
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Originally Posted by dda
Thus, cheap oil isn't the answer.
An alternate explanation is that the American's simply haven't achieved their goals. The Second World War was (among other things) about Germany seeking lebensraum - the fact at the end of it it didn't have this in Eastern Europe doesn't negate that - it just means they miscalculated the Russian resistance and the likely British/French/American involvement in any conflict. It's a mistake to presume military or political planners are omniscient.

But it's not about "cheap oil" as such anyway (and who here said it was?). It's about strategic control of resources and controlling the balance of power in the region generally. The relative price of oil is a different issue and low oil prices aren't necessarily a win-win for anyone (even the Americans). Oil being "too" low in price means a lot of Euro-American investments lose their value dramatically (e.g. North Sea oil is pretty much uneconomic beyond a certain price) not to mention other economic problems.

Also, one has to question where a large portion of Iraq's oil wealth will actually go.
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