"ray" <xxxrayted@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <iiuqp31ss6h0pev0tu5n4t6mn3444u5o3f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Governor Swill <governor.swill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Ray Klaus <strtsheet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> used a stick in the sand to babble
>> >In article <quepp319nk2heh5pfegpcocpjnkubm3u6t@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> > Governor Swill <governor.swill@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Clinton has promised that we will not have permanent bases in Iraq
and
>> >> recognized that our involvement in the middle east as it has been is
>> >> flawed. I seriously doubt she'll remove those bases without intense
>> >> public pressure but I seriously doubt the public will care or even
>> >> understand the im****t of that decision.
>> >>
>> >> 9/11 happened as a direct result of our maintaining bases is Saudi
>> >> Arabia. What such effect might come about because of bases in Iraq?
>> >
>> >So when it comes to the middle east, we should obey the commands of
any
>> >person or group that doesn't like us there? If that's the case, then
we
>> >should leave every single country alone there and stay at home. Of
>> >course, then gasoline would be $6.00 per gallon. That will sit well
>> >with the American people.
>>
>> When it comes to the ME, or anywhere else for that matter, we should
>> mind our own business. Unless there is a broad international
>> consensus and unity among leading states and the UN.
>
>
> Certainly we can, but if you were a politician, would you be wiling to
> take the blame for a recession caused by energy shortages and expenses?
> Our involvement in the Middle East is based on dealing with the oil
> providers; it's business. And then some kook like Osama comes along
> saying we have no business dealing with his government as if he owned
> the country himself. Should we pander and placate such people? Because
> I'm sure if you look around hard enough, there are always going to be
> people in the Middle East or elsewhere that don't want us conducting
> business with people of their country. Considering oil is the lifeblood
> of our economy as well as our way of life, I don't know that your
> suggestion would sit so well with your fellow citizens. How would $6.00
> per gallon of gasoline affect your life? How about your children's?
> How about your job or your company? When oil goes up, all fuels go up.
>
> Well, perhaps you are in a position in life where you have this extra
> money. But what about the products you purchase from your store? They
> will have to pay extra for heat in the winter as well as additional
> delivery costs for products that get transferred to you with increased
> prices. How about your public school and government buildings? They
> too will have to raise taxes to pay for their gasoline and natural gas.
>
> --
> All saitns have a past--all sinners have a future
>
> Ronald Reagan
I saw $50.00 a carton cigs today at the grocery store and gas here is
almost
$3.00 a gal and they are selling Ford F250 and F350 pickup trucks like
nobody's business (gas guzzlers), I don't think that Americans will change
their driving habits until gas reaches $10.00 a gallon and then we might
experience another "revolution". Here no one drives the speed limit except
school busses, 80/85 MPH no problem! Our government still holds back on
new
energy technology, solar, nuclear, hydrogen & mass transit. We should look
to how Europe built it's mass transit and in every large city in America
build them. One person one car doesn't work any more.
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