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Originally posted by xcom freak@Apr 16 2006, 04:20 AM
that's how i see it :
1-[snipped, as I cannot comment on this, for lack of knowledge]
2-The Bush administration secured resources for the US for at least the next century. The oil in Iraq will soon be flowing in US fuel depot. It is IMMORAL but It is genius.
3-By invading Irak, the US now have troops and outposts at Iran, china and syria's doorsteps. You should keep a close eye on your potential ennemies. It is IMMORAL because of civilianl and military losses but it is still a very smart strategical move.
4-Afghanistan is the biggest opium producer and most of the money was going to the taliban. And We are talking about a sh$t load of money. He wanted to stop that. It is immoral to invade but it is a smart move.
I am not a huge Bush fan because most of his actions break a lot of ethics. But in the long run, this administration is giving the US hegemony a couple more centurys.
Traitor, maybe as a world leader part of the UN. But as a US president i have to say that it is Selfish Patriotism and a lot of it.
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2) He did not secure oil resources for the US. He secured profits for US oil companies. The oil companies will make the same amount of money if Iraqi oil goes to China, or the US, so if China or some other country will pay more for the oil than americans, that country, not the US, will get the oil.
3) The US does not have enough troops in Iraq to do anything other than try to wipe out the insurgents, and it is questionable if they even have enough troops on the ground to do that.
4) The only thing that the Taliban did that ever earned them any respect is that they actually did temperarily stamp out the opium trade. Since the taliban was pushed from power, cultivation of the opium poppy has resumed to pre-taliban levels.
The Bush administration has not done much to preserve american hegemony. It cannot last for centuries, as the economic problems of the US will eventually cripple it as an economic powerhouse. The first problem is the national debt. At nearly eight trillion dollars ($8,000,000,000,000), they are rapidly approaching the point where they cannot borrow more money without amending the constitution. The US will soon have to hike up taxes to cover the interest, let alone pay down the debt.
The other severe economic problem is the huge trade deficit. The US imports alot more than it exports. The US dollar is already softening from its former status as the hard currency of choice, and the screws will really be put to the US when (if?) oil trade moves to the much harder euro. Without the artificial demand for US dollars provided by the oil exchanges, the US dollar will begin to fall until US exports equal the value of US imports. This will hurt the little guy, as the US imports most of its consumer goods. The double whammy is that once the US dollar starts to really decline, the US will have a harder time financing its debt.
A looming disaster for americans is high taxes to pay foreign creditors, at the same time as large cost of living increases, and really expensive gasoline. Not that americans will be the only ones to suffer. Canada and Mexico will also be in trouble.