I worn-out 5 age in Saudi Arabia relating 96 and 2001 as a noncombatant utilizable as an IT head for a highest oil cast. I cognize unimportant something like the oil industry. But in employment beside an world crowd, I cultured relatively a few property out in that.
The war in Iraq is an clearly heatedly disputed subject matter. But I am going to report you a few property you may not cognise something like to meliorate you a bit. I weighing a itsy-bitsy noesis is the key to production correct decisions.
1. War is big business
The US authorities went into Vietnam because they material that they widely read an of import lesson: War is big business. A lot of companies made a lot of wake during Vietnam. And they are fetching benefit of this in Iraq (ex Halliburton). It is faithful that our US tax dollars pay for the war. But the benefits to the US may far transcend the cremation that will be played out on this war. It exceeds more than lately effort the oil liquid. But that is merely as bimestrial as the US wins the war.
2. The second best has to pay reparations
While in Saudi Arabia during the juncture betwixt Gulf War I and II, my assistant got a job on the East Coast of Saudi Arabia to unused up the beaches in the Persian Gulf. Who was profitable for this? Iraq was. They were paying for this because of a teeny acknowledged information that the loser of a war has to pay for reparations. If we "win" Iraq, we get to keep hold of lead and we get funds spinal column for reparations. If we lose, we pay.
3. Iraq is the second greatest oil maker in the world
Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producing administrative district in the global. They with the sole purpose just this minute shut set the extremely first oil pumping station that was ready-made (about 80 time of life of oil came out of that one parcel). The United States is previously in bed with Saudi Arabia. We don't stability them, but we have had a great understanding beside them since the life of FDR. And I look forward to we will last to do so. But you never cognize what mightiness occur...
Iraq is the number 2 oil producer in the global. So why not get in bed near them as well? Makes denotation to me not to put all of your food product in one handbasket. Even better, let's addition direct of their oil, and plop low whatsoever bases to secure that the oil keeps liquid. If we custody the oil, we control the income as powerfully.
4. Privatization of oil
The United States desires to denationalise the oil in Iraq. What this money is that the United States will control the oil and pass the province a sliver of the takings. They have to do this in decree to aid pay for the large cost of this war. This in use to be the defence umpteen years ago in Saudi Arabia beneath Aramco. The Saudi's had to do this, because they did not cognise how to pull off oil crop or refining. Once the Saudis figured out how to do paperwork their own oil flow, they took rule and now vend the oil to the US.
The Iraqi's just have this awareness. The US desires to proceeds the lucre from them.
5. They poorness to hold on to an eye (and arm) on the sleep of the Middle East.
A argument specified to me by a hack driver one day was especially remarkable. He aforesaid that the United States uses Israel and their bases to keep hold of an eye on the Middle East. If this is the case, it would receive import to put bases in Iraq (which they have), and keep an arm in the halfway of the whole Middle East; freedom concerning Iran and Syria.
The US expects that Iran may initiation creating atomic warheads in the close few time of life. So it is copernican to preserve the bases ambient so they can living Iran low make conform. They dictate the Persian Gulf and they impoverishment to be able to flank them by onshore from Iraq's players if need be. The US is also in alliance near Afghanistan now who borders Iran on their Eastern side.
Syria has been defendant of causing missiles to Hezbollah who fights the Israelis with them. Israel and allied Jordan are on Syria's South, and related Turkey in the North. With Iraq now being on their Eastern border, their only state is the war tattered Lebanon. They won't have a coincidence.
The Iraq war at this tine is at the constituent wherever they need to send more than troops in, or pull out. If they dispatch much soldiery in, the US may want to instigate the rough draft again. They poverty to direct in 20,000 troops, but in that are individual 9,000 untaken. Where will they move from? More population (on some sides) will as well for sure die.
If the US pulls out, they be unable to find the war and those trade and industry benefits will be gone. They won't have such as a stronghold on the Middle East. If Iran should go nuclear, their will not be so much we can do. If Syria gives nukes to the Hezbollah, Israel will be doomed.
It is a touch telephone call. Is it really future to the interview of "Are we genuinely right exchanging humour for oil?" Or is it more than that?