* From: Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Aug 6, 2006, at 11:14 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> The theory Cole puts out is an impressive hypothesis. I would > reject the > implications of his final paragraphs, however, which switch from > geopolitical to domestic concerns, implying that the 'ultimate' > cause is > the u.s. need for oil at home. So why can't we just buy it? If the US wanted to deny oil to China, or France, wouldn't it be a lot easier to deny oil to China or France? This idea of control, coming either from Cheney or Cox, sounds phantasmic. Doug ^^^^^^ CB: Is this an either/or situation ?
