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In Reply to: The Lesson of Vietnam and Desert Storm posted by fstein on January 24, 2023 at 08:28:12:
I was in the merchant marines after the Vietnam war, but talked to a lot of sailors who put kids through school from the extra pay. I talked to guys who brought a whole bunch of oil exploration equipment , because it was expected there would be tremendous oil reserves there.
By the time the exploration turned up the results of nothing there, the fight over the wealth was already on.
I assume the readers here understand the results of the war for oil in the mideast, that now the fields are now under long term production contracts with the five big international oil companies. All because Hussain was talking about nationalizing the established western built oil infrastructure.
I am not a military strategist , so really couldn't suggest the best way to send in troops.
I can say I am once again a victim of the variabilities of fossil fuel supplies, so my natural gas prices are now much higher. Glad to see a future where renewables will be controlled by us, with stable prices, like other utilities.
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