[OESY]

It is obvious from Chris Wallace's interview with Doug Feith last Sunday that Wallace does not read The Weekly Standard because he seemed to be unaware of the important issues raised by this essay.

Total privatization would not work but Rubin's argument has merit.

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[tearlenb]

I'm sure a large Muslim company would love a chance to participate....

[scrabblehack]

There's an outfit called STRATFOR -- so far as I know it gets its money from companies and other interested parties wanting to know the political stability somewhere in the world....I don't think they get government money unless they win a contract or something...