By Hala Jaber
January 23, 2005
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...452397,00.html
The Americans aren't going to pull out in the political (as opposed to the military) sense unless they are forced to, Jay. There is too much at stake.
The US has planned long-term military bases in Iraq since the beginning because it gives them a base in the Middle East.
The US wants control of Iraqi oil not just for their own use, but for economic and military reasons of strategy.
The US needs another friendly voice in OPEC. If it wasn't for Saudi Arabia OPEC would have switched to the Euro already. That would likely throw the US dollar into a freefall.
The Americans aren't going to pull out in the political (as opposed to the military) sense unless they are forced to, Jay. There is too much at stake.
The US has planned long-term military bases in Iraq since the beginning because it gives them a base in the Middle East.
The US wants control of Iraqi oil not just for their own use, but for economic and military reasons of strategy.
The US needs another friendly voice in OPEC. If it wasn't for Saudi Arabia OPEC would have switched to the Euro already. That would likely throw the US dollar into a freefall.
The Americans aren't going to pull out in the political (as opposed to the military) sense unless they are forced to, Jay. There is too much at stake.
The US has planned long-term military bases in Iraq since the beginning because it gives them a base in the Middle East.
The US wants control of Iraqi oil not just for their own use, but for economic and military reasons of strategy.
The US needs another friendly voice in OPEC. If it wasn't for Saudi Arabia OPEC would have switched to the Euro already. That would likely throw the US dollar into a freefall.