Re: [microsound] la france

[jan larsson <jlarsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

you are right, israel is probably an important factor here.

m=E5ndagen den 17 februari 2003 kl 08.23 skrev Ian Andrews:

>
>> if I were to guess its the fact that the US economy is dangerously
>> close to becoming bankrupt. at the same time the Bush re-election
>> campaign is coming up.
>>
>> so the reason for the war might be:
>>
>> a) a distraction plus the Bush administration hope to add some of the
>> Iraqii oil to the US hard assetts in order to be able to borrow more
>> money abroad.
>>
>> b) just a distraction
>>
> These seem like plausible reasons.  I'd also add:
>
> c) a bit of sabre rattling to scare off North Korea.
>
> d) While the US couldn't care less about the Kurds,  and perhaps even
> favours the suppression of the Shiites, Israel is another matter.  I=20=

> think
> the threat to Israel is from Iraq is something the US is far more=20
> worried
> about than the threat to the rest of the world.
>
>
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