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Re: here's the Juan Cole note that I responded to

On Aug 6, 2006, at 11:14 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:

The theory Cole puts out is an impressive hypothesis. I would
reject the
implications of his final paragraphs, however, which switch from
geopolitical to domestic concerns, implying that the 'ultimate'
cause is
the u.s. need for oil at home.


So why can't we just buy it? If the US wanted to deny oil to China,
or France, wouldn't it be a lot easier to deny oil to China or
France? This idea of control, coming either from Cheney or Cox,
sounds phantasmic.

Doug

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