On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:35:25 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Tom Gardner" wrote in message
news

"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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That's the world as it really is. FWIW, none of this has much to do with
the neocon project, which is only marginally overlapping. This is just
the struggle between big powers for control, both of their own destiny
and of the military/economic/political complexion of the world at large.

--
Ed Huntress

Do you remember the thread about the surplus hydro power in Turkey, I
think? And, how that power would be the basis for the whole region's
future economies?

I don't remember the thread, Tom. I don't think I saw it at all.

The big problem with oil, though, is the developed (and developing) worlds'
dependence on it for transportation. I don't think the Middle East's
consumption enters into the political problem; it's *our* consumption, and
Europe's, and China's. We're going to have a hell of a time weaning
ourselves off of oil for cars and trucks, and for the myriad products we
make from petroleum, as well.

Meantime, we can always dig up western Canada and suck the oil out of the
sand. There's a lot of it -- 200 years worth at current world consumption
rates, by some estimates.

Ah, an inkling to the Shrub's willingness to give us up to a North
American Union rears its ugly head...


In fact, the Canadians are sucking it out by the megatons as we speak. d8-)

Alberta, the old darling, is a tarry beach, i'nt she?

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"Given the low level of competence among politicians,
every American should become a Libertarian."
-- Charley Reese, Alameda Times-Star (California), June 17, 2003