It would seem better to provide hyperlinks to articles, rather than pasting them in like that. I think Joe Offer recently commented on that.

The article isn't completely wrong, but it misses a lot. It isn't just economics or oil. It is a whole vision of world empire and world domination. Don Firth very helpfully gave a link to PROJECT FOR A NEW AMERICAN CENTURY, where you can hear the authors of the policy describe it for themselves. In case you think "American business" is behind the imperial drive, here is a link to BUSINESS WEEK,, which is not one bit pleased with the idea. Most American businesses, like most Americans, have a lot more to lose than they could possibly gain. My bet would be that only the Banks, who want to "open capital markets," and a part of the oil industry are behind it. Businesses have been remarkabley silent on the whole matter.

Not even all conservatives are behind the idea. One of the best criticisms of our Iraq policy I have found (and a lot better than Hamiltion's) is published by the CATO INSTITUTE, not a hotbed of liberalism. Finally, I think this article in the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION is more informative than the above article.

You can bet Europe won't be pleased with the outcome. Nor will China. Nor Russia. Nor (Lord help us) the Moslems. But it ain't just oil. These guys want to run the world. And we are going to be paying for it. Including those who are in business.