It's This War, Stupid, Not the Last One

US tries to loosen Shiite grip in Iraq
Sunni Arabs have gained American backing in government negotiations,
causing Shiites to strengthen their resolve. By Charles Levinson
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0117/p01s01-woiq.html?s=hns

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* Russia 'cool' on Iran sanctions *
Russia says sanctions are not the best way to get Iran to take notice of concerns about its nuclear programme.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/4619828.stm

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It is becoming increasingly clear that the present global wars are not being waged with WMD or any other kind. Rather those who control energy -- whether it be oil (Hugo Chavez to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) can more or less stick it in the eye of the major Western powers -- Europe and the U.S. -- along with Vlad Putin with all that Russian natural gas as well:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/01/16/2003289256

http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-17/0601171240002920.htm

I wonder how long it will take the Bush-backing cabal to realize that missile defense has gone out and energy conservation -- warm woolies and all -- is the latest in defense modes. I happened to hear a brief report of a drastic drop in the Japanese markets yesterday which I assumed meant a beginning of an energy panic. And the U.S., European, and other energy squeezed nations' stocks don't look so red hot at this moment of writing.

The say that we have three ways to approach the Iranian situation -- diplomacy, sanctions, military. I wonder which of these the Iranians will use on us? Doesnt look as though we have much play with any of them ourselves. It's this war, stupid -- not the last one!
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