Comments on: So they win Fallujah - then what? http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2004/11/09/so-they-win-fallujah-then-what/ a somewhat unstructured collection of news, facts and opinions Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:28:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2004/11/09/so-they-win-fallujah-then-what/#comment-407 John Sat, 13 Nov 2004 06:12:04 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=130#comment-407 >>>The chiller is: Who’s going to be around in 1000 years? The Americans? I don't think so. Bush is likely to run their economy into the ground, given four more years. Look at the massive budget deficit he's run up already. And as consumer of 25% of the world oil supply, trying to secure the oil sources is actually short sighted - he needs to cut consumption now, so that they don't hit the wall in however many years time, when oil runs out. Analysts say oil production is probably peaking now, so if the US doesn't start becoming more energy-efficient very soon, it's not going to make much difference that they control the production. (And looking at the mess in Iraq, is he going to control the production anyway?). >>>The chiller is: Whos going to be around in 1000 years? The Americans?

I don’t think so.

Bush is likely to run their economy into the ground, given four more years. Look at the massive budget deficit he’s run up already. And as consumer of 25% of the world oil supply, trying to secure the oil sources is actually short sighted – he needs to cut consumption now, so that they don’t hit the wall in however many years time, when oil runs out. Analysts say oil production is probably peaking now, so if the US doesn’t start becoming more energy-efficient very soon, it’s not going to make much difference that they control the production. (And looking at the mess in Iraq, is he going to control the production anyway?).

]]> By: Geokker http://www.keyscorner.com/archives/2004/11/09/so-they-win-fallujah-then-what/#comment-405 Geokker Fri, 12 Nov 2004 14:30:58 +0000 http://www.keyscorner.com/?p=130#comment-405 Yes but. Let's not be too Moore/Pilger/Todd here. It's dangerously diverting to analyze and expose what is really going on. Yes of course the Americans are going it alone. Of course the whole thing is illegal. Obviously these countries are harmless. Yes militarily Israel should be a higher priority. Yes Africa should be sorted out. The question should be 'why'. Why is America doing this? What does America hope to gain from this? To me, America is years ahead of the rest of the world in most respects - good and bad. There is an agenda. Hitler looked to the future and it frightened him. He had to get seriously radical to lay the foundations for a thousand year empire. America is the closest thing to an empire on the planet now. Looking at the people - slaves to the free market mechanism - being drained of meaningful tradition, community, shared values and faith have everything to fear from Islam and Judaism. Oil has a big role of course. The oil must be secured. The military was designed to defend the country and its interests. By definition there is nothing worth fighting for more than oil.It is simply carrying out its mandate. The idea that America has to invade other countries to maintain itself is repugnant - but only recently. This was a matter of course less than 200 years ago. The chiller is: Who's going to be around in 1000 years? The Americans? Yes but. Let’s not be too Moore/Pilger/Todd here. It’s dangerously diverting to analyze and expose what is really going on. Yes of course the Americans are going it alone. Of course the whole thing is illegal. Obviously these countries are harmless. Yes militarily Israel should be a higher priority. Yes Africa should be sorted out. The question should be ‘why’. Why is America doing this? What does America hope to gain from this? To me, America is years ahead of the rest of the world in most respects – good and bad. There is an agenda. Hitler looked to the future and it frightened him. He had to get seriously radical to lay the foundations for a thousand year empire. America is the closest thing to an empire on the planet now. Looking at the people – slaves to the free market mechanism – being drained of meaningful tradition, community, shared values and faith have everything to fear from Islam and Judaism. Oil has a big role of course. The oil must be secured. The military was designed to defend the country and its interests. By definition there is nothing worth fighting for more than oil.It is simply carrying out its mandate. The idea that America has to invade other countries to maintain itself is repugnant – but only recently. This was a matter of course less than 200 years ago. The chiller is: Who’s going to be around in 1000 years? The Americans?

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