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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
