[aristeides]

Europe and Japan do depend on Middle Eastern oil. However, they can assure themselves of access to it by establishing imperial control over the countries with the oil, as they did before we forced them out. Part of our reason for forcing them out was that, if we controlled the oil, we thereby controlled Europe and Japan. If we can no longer control those Middle Eastern countries, do we have any reason any longer for preventing the Europeans and Japanese from reestablishing imperialism?

[aristeides]

Reaction?

[Travis McGee]

I agree we might see some of that, but not without WAR. BIG WAR.