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Does n't that also mean that the US will have to time well the ending of the war or the fall of iraq(If iraq is to fall-that we will have to wait and see). Usually we have oil reserves which can last three months from the start of the war.How ever then the US will not be able to sell it-until the reserves of other countries dry out. That would mean that it cannot let iraq fall at an early stage of the war.No body will buy the oil from US then and US will not be able to cover up the cost of the war or may be even make profit of it. So if US tries blitzkrieg-iraq may fall in less than 100 days but they can't afford that to happen.They would have to wait till the other countries oil reserved dry out-sell the oil-make the money and then invade iraq. It also would mean that there can be no more countries around iraq drawn fully into the war for US. If Iran or Israel would attack iraq then the US oil equation will not work.There are also enough sects in and around iraq who will fight their way into iraq once they find iraq is going to fall at any point during the war.So US will want iraq be able to defend its territories till it can sell the oil.Once that is done-it can have its free run on iraq. It also might mean a long campaign the arieal route -missiles and bombs from planes.The ground troops will be only pressed only when iraq would be ready to be fell. US seems to run a very big gamble for very big money.Will have to see how well it works and what surprises iraq can come up with. Regards Sarath. --- Mike Rosing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Sarad AV wrote: > > > There is a new oil pipe line being completed > through > > turkey-caspian sea.once thats over the war should > > start. > > Russia will never give US its support-the russians > are > > looking big to invest in iraqi oil once the u.n > > sanctions are lifted.Most of asia also derives oil > > from iraq. > > That's the whole point. The US is going to steal > the oil > right out from under the noses of the russians and > Indians. > They might even sell it to them :-) > > Patience, persistence, truth, > Dr. mike > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
