From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Sun Sep 25 2005 - 17:38:31 BST
> Platt had stated he supported using military force on nations who did not
> sell *their* oil on the free market the way *we* (America) want them to.
No. I said a nation has a right to use military force if it believes its
survival is threatened. Check what Pirsig said about Lincoln and our Civil
War.
> [Case]
> Is that part of the free market thing?
>
> [Platt]
> It's part of the survival thing.
> [Arlo]
> And so we see how quickly the so-called "free market" erodes in favor of
> American Need. I wonder Platt supports OTHER nations using their military
> to force US to sell to them in ways that benefit them?
>
> If we can claim "it's part of the survival thing", I'm sure he supports
> them claiming too...
Sure. Most wars are economic, Japan and Germany being prime examples in
World War II. You have pointed out a number of times that terrorism stems
from economic deprivation. So you think they should win?
Platt
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