[Peace-discuss] Paragraph

[Bob Illyes]

Speculation #1:

"The corporate economy drives America's criminal wars and occupations in 
the Middle East."

True:

"Both Democratic and Republican administrations demand that the US control 
Middle East energy resources -- even though we import very little oil from 
the Middle East for use in the US"

Speculation #2:

"Because that gives the US control over America's principal economic 
competitors, Europe and northeast Asia (China, South Korea and Japan)."
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If you speculate, you can easily be wrong, as I think you are in this case. 
The facts of our actions are completely damning. Why speculate? It weakens 
your argument, and ties AWARE to positions on which we do not have consensus.

It would be easy to make this paragraph accurate, partly by labeling 
speculation as such. Speculation #2 could be preceded by "Could it be 
that". Speculation #1 could be made accurate by saying that several sectors 
of the corporate economy benefit, and naming them (this would be mostly oil 
and defense).

Bob