On Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 08:39 AM, Thomas Shaddack wrote:
It's not the function of U.S. taxpayers (or any other taxpayers) to build another country's "infrastructure."And this matters how? Why would Bush, or for that matter the Europeans,Consumers. You have people there. The people want to eat, drink water, use
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?
electricity, place phone calls. You build the infrastructure, they will
use it. You build and then own the infrastructure, they pay you and they
pay through the nose as there is no competition, at least in the
beginning. They will need money, they will work shit overtime jobs, and
they are closer than Malaysia is.
"Nation-building" is the worst meme of the 20th century.
Even for oil it's not. That's the choice Exxon and BP and Shell make, not U.S. taxpayers.
--Tim May
"Aren't cats Libertarian? They just want to be left alone.
I think our dog is a Democrat, as he is always looking for a handout" --Unknown Usenet Poster
