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Home Front: Politix
Gates rejects Greenspan's claim war is about oil, effectively calling him senile, Troofer moron
2007-09-17
Posted by:twobyfour

#5  Well yes and no. We are in the middle-east because of oil security, that is a fact. You think we are engaged there since the 20's because of a lack of sand or camels in America? The oil is a two way street. We need it since our pols won't allow us to drill for it where we have it now. The other side is we buy with greenbacks and then sell engineering, construction, technology, F-16's etc. to get some of it back. But Allan is an economist not a quartermaster. He can only look at things in terms of supply and demand. Everything is for sale and everybody wants to buy. But he misses the whole Neo-con policy of pre-emptive aggression to protect our own assets. I guess though that by pontificating such it will put him at number 1 on NYT's book sales. Lone Survivor is still holding its own which is kind of weird knowing where most readers of the NYT's are coming from.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-09-17 09:40  

#4  "I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said."

Alan Greenspan
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-09-17 04:32  

#3  Lets pile on,

How did we ever get into this sorry state of affairs...

Why we are Haunted for Hundreds of Years by these old windy Cob Webs that refuse to fade away gracefully.

The thin Payback,

A Troofer twofer,
ole Allen of GreenSpan-dex [surgical hose] and his wife, Andrea MSM Mitchell,

Andrea's area of expertise:

Energy Reporter NBC
Energy Crisis Expert
Three Mile Island Expert
China Syndrome Expert*
White House Q & A Front Row
Congressional Reporter Expert
Chief Foreign
Affairs Reporter Expert


Andrea Marries Allen
1997 Still Married Expert

No way could she have an elitist point of view eh?

an agenda perhaps?

How 'bout the occasional spin for Allen?

/* she saw the movie...
Posted by: Red Dawg   2007-09-17 04:26  

#2  GATES > US TROOPS WILL STAY IN IRAQ AND ME FOR A LONG TIME. NOT da news Moud and Spetzlamies want to hear.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-09-17 04:19  

#1  Okay, I added "effectively calling him senile, Troofer moron", but when the shoe fits... am almost sure that Gates was thinking it. ;-)
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-09-17 02:32  

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