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

[Morton K. Brussel]

Is this supposed to be relevant to my comment??    --mkb


On Jul 23, 2009, at 5:04 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

> 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.
>
> ---- Original message ----
>> 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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