investments in Iraq not directly related to creating and maintaining oil
extraction and transport facilities?"
This is a continuation of the mythology that extrapolates post-WWII US presence in Germany and Japan ("you know, those Americans really help the countries they beat in war") to the present day. Actually, it occurs to me that the only people who still believe this may be Americans.
From: "Lucky Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: The Wimps of War Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 01:21:18 -0800Steve wrote quoting: PAUL KRUGMAN > And though you don't hear much about it in the U.S. media, a > lack of faith > in Mr. Bush's staying power a fear that he will wimp out in > the aftermath > of war, that he won't do what is needed to rebuild Iraq is > a large factor > in the growing rift between Europe and the United States. And this matters how? Why would Bush, or for that matter the Europeans, care about rebuilding (what?) in Iraq? Other than the minimum investments required to prevent the population from rising up against their future leaders, why should the U.S. concern itself with making investments in Iraq not directly related to creating and maintaining oil extraction and transport facilities? --Lucky
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