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Old 03-15-2003, 03:27 PM   #12
John D Harris
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Join Date: March 27, 2001
Location: Northport,Alabama, USA
Age: 63
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The USA is going to war over Oil logic is this:
1) the USA is a capitalist country that is out to gain control of the world's oil for it's own use. And is willing to spend money and the lives of it's military to get it.

The problem with that logic is this:
1)By diffintion a capitalist country will try to get the cheapest raw material or products it can, if it doesn't it will cease to be capitalist. No way around that fact. remeber all the agruements about how the USA uses (explots) 3rd world countries to build its products, no one can take this side in any arguement without excepting this fact.
2) It is cheaper, faster, and all around easier to lift the sanctions on Iraqi oil, all it takes is some talk and a UN vote. Going to war over oil costs money and lives not cheap by any standards! Remember the USA is a capitailist country and by diffintion will try to get it's raw amterials and products the cheapest way it can.

Now there is a it's about the money part of the "Go to war" or "No war" arguement going on. here' a link to enlighten [img]smile.gif[/img]
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/interna...m?id=200892003
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