[JRandomFreeper]

Do you assert that a line drawn by a Brit is better than one drawn by an American?

They were not our colonies to decide the lines. The Brits beat them, and ruled them, fair and square. You see, the middle east has been a bunch of losers for a long, long, time. Otherwise, they would be the folks drawing the lines. But that's just a dream, left over from the 14th century.

/john

[bonesmccoy]

well, there's not much to argue with there. You are correct about your assessment, with the exception of the oil. That's why we need a strong force in Asia.

I still think we need to push for US-Russian joint oil exploration in Siberia and then bring the Japanese into the picture as consumers.

If we can ram up the Japanese economy and flush the funds back out through oil purchases by the Japanese, we all win.