I've been doing a little reading on the geopolitics of Natural Gas (as opposed to oil.) Seems Iran has the second-largest reserve of NG in the world, and has been making deals with Pakistan, India and Japan (the latter involved a nuclear agreement in which Iran allows inspectors.) Interesting, too, that Saudi Arabia has very little to offer in the way of NG.
The writing is on the wall for Iran.
The writing is on the wall for Iran.
"It has to be done right because the consequences of leaving to soon outweigh the cost."
And how is one to do this right considering that the day we step out of Iraq civil war will engulf this country?
Do the candidates for this election coming up over there have a death wish or did they find bulletproof people the likes of superheroes to run for office? There's nothing like stepping out your own front door and taking 3 or 4 rounds in the chest to start the day.....that fresh breeze entering the chest is invigorating, so I hear....
eek......you have a great point about Iran....nice and close, just have to cross a border to create more enemies......why chase down OBL when there is another whole country full of muslims to infuriate right next to ones we have already pi$$ed off in Iraq......
And how is one to do this right considering that the day we step out of Iraq civil war will engulf this country?
Do the candidates for this election coming up over there have a death wish or did they find bulletproof people the likes of superheroes to run for office? There's nothing like stepping out your own front door and taking 3 or 4 rounds in the chest to start the day.....that fresh breeze entering the chest is invigorating, so I hear....
eek......you have a great point about Iran....nice and close, just have to cross a border to create more enemies......why chase down OBL when there is another whole country full of muslims to infuriate right next to ones we have already pi$$ed off in Iraq......
Lots of good reasons.
Old scores to settle from the Carter era.
Lots of Oil
Natural gas apparently(xpanda)
A Nuclear program with bomb making potential.
A missile program that can reach Israel.
Implacable enemy of Israel.(and therefore the US)
Public hater of yankee infidels.
The last real thorn in the side of the 'middle east initiative', since Iraq Afghanistan and Pakistan have been eliminated.
And most of all....the biggest reason...
The American extremists will NEVER get another opportunity like this one.
Everything is in the right place, and the nuclear excuse is the starting gun.
Once dum-dum and his lebensraum buddies get re-elected they are over the final hurdle.
At the very least, they can obliterate the infrastructure of Iran 'for security reasons', even if they don't invade.
Old scores to settle from the Carter era.
Lots of Oil
Natural gas apparently(xpanda)
A Nuclear program with bomb making potential.
A missile program that can reach Israel.
Implacable enemy of Israel.(and therefore the US)
Public hater of yankee infidels.
The last real thorn in the side of the 'middle east initiative', since Iraq Afghanistan and Pakistan have been eliminated.
And most of all....the biggest reason...
The American extremists will NEVER get another opportunity like this one.
Everything is in the right place, and the nuclear excuse is the starting gun.
Once dum-dum and his lebensraum buddies get re-elected they are over the final hurdle.
At the very least, they can obliterate the infrastructure of Iran 'for security reasons', even if they don't invade.
Eek: you know how Kerry says 'we need to be less dependent on MidEast oil'? I've been thinking much about that, how he would do that without becoming an anti-environmentalist an drilling in AnWar and such. My first thought was that he would come after Canada, but it's still too expensive here. Then I thought maybe Venezuela, but they don't have enough. Then I stumbled on the Natural Gas thingie. Seems the replacement for oil is in the same region as the oil, but different countries. Makes sense why Kerry is wanting to diminish Saudi ties and why we're not hearing him say one word about the impending attack on Iran for whom the drums are beating these days.
Also interesting is how Pakistan and India have been warming up to each other lately and much credit for this has been given to Bush and his 'equal opportunity alliances' campaign, as well as the 'scare the crap out of them' agenda in Iraq. Well, it turns out Pak and Ind are working together to build a pipeline through their countries, from Iran, to serve Asia, especially block China. Well, they were talking about this, at least, back in 2000, but it seems that there's a new guest at the Conference Table. Guess who it is???
This proposed pipeline would run through Afghanistan, then into the ocean (India doesn't trust Pakistan that much yet.) Two of the three military bases in Afghanistan sit right on top of this proposed pipeline. The third is a stone's throw away.
Bush or Kerry ... same shît, different day.
Also interesting is how Pakistan and India have been warming up to each other lately and much credit for this has been given to Bush and his 'equal opportunity alliances' campaign, as well as the 'scare the crap out of them' agenda in Iraq. Well, it turns out Pak and Ind are working together to build a pipeline through their countries, from Iran, to serve Asia, especially block China. Well, they were talking about this, at least, back in 2000, but it seems that there's a new guest at the Conference Table. Guess who it is???
This proposed pipeline would run through Afghanistan, then into the ocean (India doesn't trust Pakistan that much yet.) Two of the three military bases in Afghanistan sit right on top of this proposed pipeline. The third is a stone's throw away.
Bush or Kerry ... same shît, different day.
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