re: #480 Buck

I have not dodged ANY questions. At least I have tried not to.

Two easy ones that you have dodged:

A) Whether you’re an AGW denier.

B) Whether you think the anti-gay bigotry in the GOP has a source in religion.

You really think that it doesn’t sound like the US is NOT fully allied with Israel because of a fear of retaliation from “Arab nations”?

Um, recognizing Jerusalem isn’t fully allying ourselves with Israel. Signing a mutual defense treaty is. Something I’d like very much for us to do, by the way.

Because of oil.

There is no other another form of retaliation other than oil policy that the “Arab nations” have that would cause economic disaster in the USA.

No, because of oil, they have power, and we need to deal with countries that have power. You can’t just ignore them. We didn’t ignore the Soviet Union. It makes no sense to. You always have to deal with those with power.

So, take away their power, and you no longer have to have diplomatic interest in them.

Get it?

There is 100 years of proven reserves of oil in the hands of Ethical countries. It only takes the will to shift the reliance of the west from unethical sources.

But it doesn’t matter, because it still gives the Arab countries wealth and power.

Why don’t you want to reduce their power, Buck?