[Culturechat] Swiss Analysis of Iraq & Peak World Oil
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Bob Bestor
bob@gemut.com
Mon, 31 May 2004 13:13:54 -0700
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Swiss source or not, this isn't culture it's politics.
>http://www.currentconcerns.ch/archive/2004/01/20040118.php
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>This is a very good summary of the geopolitical=20
>aspects of Iraq and Peak Oil, from a Swiss=20
>online journal. J. Brown
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>Excerpts:
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>"It is increasingly clear that the US occupation=20
>of Iraq is about control of global oil=20
>resources. Control, however, in a situation=20
>where world oil supplies are far more limited=20
>than most of the world has been led to believe.=20
>If the following is accurate, the Iraq war is=20
>but the first in a major battle over global
>energy resources, a battle which will be more=20
>intense than any oil war to date. The stakes are=20
>highest. It is about fixing who will get how=20
>much oil for their economy at what price and who=20
>not. Never has such a choke-hold on the world=20
>economy been in the hands of one power. After=20
>occupation of Iraq it appears it is.
>
>"If the peak oil analysis is accurate, it=20
>suggests why Washington may be willing to risk=20
>so much to control Iraq and through its bases=20
>there, the five oil-rich countries. It suggests=20
>Washington is acting from a fundamental=20
>strategic weakness, not from absolute strength=20
>as is often thought. A full and open debate on=20
>the problem of peak energy is urgently needed."
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<div>Swiss source or not, this isn't culture it's politics.</div>
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>http://www.currentconcerns.ch/archive/2004/01/20040118.php<br>
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This is a very good summary of the geopolitical aspects of Iraq and
Peak Oil, from a Swiss online journal. J. Brown<br>
<br>
Excerpts:<br>
<br>
"It is increasingly clear that the US occupation of Iraq is about
control of global oil resources. Control, however, in a situation
where world oil supplies are far more limited than most of the world
has been led to believe. If the following is accurate, the Iraq war is
but the first in a major battle over global<br>
energy resources, a battle which will be more intense than any oil war
to date. The stakes are highest. It is about fixing who will get how
much oil for their economy at what price and who not. Never has such a
choke-hold on the world economy been in the hands of one power. After
occupation of Iraq it appears it is.<br>
<br>
"If the peak oil analysis is accurate, it suggests why Washington
may be willing to risk so much to control Iraq and through its bases
there, the five oil-rich countries. It suggests Washington is acting
from a fundamental strategic weakness, not from absolute strength as
is often thought. A full and open debate on the problem of peak energy
is urgently needed."</font></blockquote>
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