[Peace-discuss] Biden Warns of More Lies in Afghanistan

[C. G. Estabrook]

Again, if Afghanistan were in central Africa, the threats it poses would not 
require ten of thousands of the US military.  After 9/11, neocon Douglas Feith 
suggested the US bomb South America -- to kill terrorists there, "where they 
wouldn't be expecting it" -- but found no takers in the USG.

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>Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:07:40 -0500
>From: "Morton K. Brussel" <brussel at illinois.edu>  
>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Biden Warns of More Lies in Afghanistan  
>To: "C.G.Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
>Cc: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net
>
>   It is not just about oil; it is also about the
>   strategic placement of bases near/around Russia,
>   China, Pakistan, India, …, imagined as future
>   antagonists. Moreover, in that future, "we" may well
>   need mid-eastern oil; moreover, "our" oil companies
>   like our military to protect them from
>   "nationalistic" governments which might want to
>   better control their own resources.  --mkb
>   On Jul 23, 2009, at 6:27 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
>
>     *The crucial point is that the US government
>     doesn't much care*: it 
>     *needs* the threat of terrorism to justify the
>     presence of its military in the 
>     region, the real reason for which is control of
>     Mideast energy resources (but 
>     not for use within the US, which gets its oil from
>     the western hemisphere).  
>     Since WWII, the US government has been determined
>     to control these resources, 
>     not for domestic use, but as an advantage over its
>     international rivals.
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