[Culturechat] Go as a Canadian

Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:09:53 EST

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Re:=A0 12/8/04 WSJ Article on the U.S. Army Rethinking Their Attack Plans

This article is on the front page of today's WSJ.=A0 Because of Iraq, the Ar=
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is rethinking their plans for attacking and pacifying countries.=A0=A0 Follo=
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is a very revealing excerpt from the article:

<<For their hypothetical attack, U.S. commanders are planning a slower=20
approach.=A0 They will seize a section of the country, stabilize it and begi=
n=20
reconstruction.=A0 "We can use the region as an example of what is possible=20=
in the rest=20
of the country," General Fastabend says.>>

Earlier this year, Stratfor.com had an article that noted that the U.S. is=20
trying to get Japan to switch oil suppliers from Iran to Libya, which makes=20=
no=20
economic sense.=A0 It only makes sense if Iran's oil exports were expected t=
o be=20
cutoff because of war.=A0 A couple of weeks ago, John McCain said that Iran=20=
had=20
months, not years, to comply with U.S. and/or U.N demands regarding their=20
nuclear program.=A0

The writing appears to be on the wall.=A0 I wonder what section of Iran that=
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the U.S. would want to seize.=A0 Could it be the oil fields?

J. Brown

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This article is on the front page of today's WSJ.=A0 Because of Iraq, the Ar=
my is rethinking their plans for attacking and pacifying countries.=A0=A0 Fo=
llowing is a very revealing excerpt from the article:<BR>
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&lt;&lt;For their hypothetical attack, U.S. commanders are planning a slower=
 approach.=A0 They will seize a section of the country, stabilize it and beg=
in reconstruction.=A0 "We can use the region as an example of what is possib=
le in the rest of the country," General Fastabend says.&gt;&gt;<BR>
<BR>
Earlier this year, Stratfor.com had an article that noted that the U.S. is t=
rying to get Japan to switch oil suppliers from Iran to Libya, which makes n=
o economic sense.=A0 It only makes sense if Iran's oil exports were expected=
 to be cutoff because of war.=A0 A couple of weeks ago, John McCain said tha=
t Iran had months, not years, to comply with U.S. and/or U.N demands regardi=
ng their nuclear program.=A0<BR>
<BR>
The writing appears to be on the wall.=A0 I wonder what section of Iran that=
 the U.S. would want to seize.=A0 Could it be the oil fields?<BR>
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