How about Iraq's oil paying for the war? That didn't happen either. Russia commands a strategic position via the Caspian Oil Basin- but so does Iran and other bordering countries. The big problem is transport through peaceful countries.
On May 13, 4:20�pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > jgg, > > Yep, read a history book. Most wars have bben fought over one natural > resource or another. > We should have gotten deadly serious about alternatives to fossil > fuels 35 years ago. But nooooooo that would have required a bit of > sacrifice and actually looking and planning ahead. Can't be havin' > THAT! > > On May 13, 3:15�pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > and the Democrats refused to consider the reality of the threat in the > > calculus in the debate on removing Saddam. � Well folks -- Russia now > > is suggesting just that... �So to the LW who either ignored that > > reasoning OR who claimed Iraq was only about AMERICAN oil supplies, > > consider my logic prescient... > > >http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/05/2009513141243951766.... > > > Russia has warned that military conflicts over energy resources could > > erupt along its borders in the near future, as the race to secure oil > > and gas reserves gains momentum. > > > A Kremlin policy paper, which maps out Russia's main challenges to > > national security for the next decade, said "problems that involve the > > use of military force cannot be excluded" in competition for > > resources.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
