Posted by Neal on March 18, 2009, at 14:46:47
In reply to Re: The Swat Valley, posted by Sigismund on February 25, 2009, at 15:16:47
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Well, as to the Middle East, it's all about oil, isn't it. We wouldn't give a rat's **s what happened there if there weren't oil in the equation. And, to complicate matters, Israel.It's interesting to watch the film LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, which is a great film, to see the issues there, which are so similar to what's happening now.
As to Afganistan-Pakistan, we're only there to give Al-Queda or the Taliban someone to shoot at, rather than plan attacks on New York. If there's another attack on the U.S. on a large scale, all bets are off.
I don't think a nuclear Iran is a good idea. A nation sitting on an ocean of oil doesn't need nuclear power, although that's what they claim. I've seen pictures of the American flag painted on the sidewalk so people can walk on it, etc., so I'm not impressed with their pleas of innocence. A theocratic nuclear power is not a good thing, IMO.
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