[Culturechat] Go as a Canadian

Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:18:18 EST

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We can go back in history and accurately point out the extraordinary bravery 
shown by American soldiers in saving the French and others from aggression by 
invading armies.    Of course, without the French we almost certainly would 
not have won the Revolutionary War.   

American soldiers are doing a very difficult job in Iraq with extraordinary 
courage, but the question is American policy.   In my opinion, Bush has three 
goals in the Persian Gulf area:   he wants control of the oil fields in Iraq; 
Iran and Saudi Arabia.   The Iranian oil fields (not the whole country) are 
next on the list.

I am certainly proud of my country's past actions, but as   former Bush 
supporter,   I am not proud of my country's policy in the Persian Gulf area.    In 
my opinion, we are basically pursuing a ruthless policy of seizing the best 
remaining oil fields in the world--so that we can continue to drive our Hummers 
and Excursions--while in effect giving the middle finger to   most of the rest 
of the oil importing countries in the world.    

You can believe it now, or believe it later, but that is the truth, and that 
is why brave American soldiers are dying in Iraq at this very moment.    In my 
opinion most non-Americans have a far more accurate and realistic evaluation 
of current American goals in the Middle East than do most Americans.     

J. Brown

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