Re: Iraq: the case for decisive action

From: Kai Becker (kmb@cameron.kn-bremen.de)
Date: Tue Jan 28 2003 - 01:06:38 MST


Am Dienstag, 28. Januar 2003 00:53 schrieb Mike Lorrey:
> By keeping the US from replacing the Iraq government (and thus causing
> Iraq to freely produce oil at Pre-Gulf War levels), europe keeps oil
> prices artificially raised. [...]
> In the end, it will spell a further condemnation of socialist policies
> in europe, and an endorsement of free market US policies. Socialist
> parties in power across europe cannot let this happen as a matter of
> their own survival in power.

You surely also have a convincing theory, why the majority of the people
in _all_ free western countries are against a war at the time. 60% of the
US citizens as victims of "socialist" propaganda? Labour leader Blair pro
war, neogaullist Chirac against it? Hm.

Estimations of the US government say that a long war (>12 weeks) will
raise the oil price (risk that Iraqs oil industry is destroyed) and draw
the world economy into a recession. Hm.

   Kai

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