tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post115897954074112879..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: Clinton: 9/11 commission was politicalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1159015957258103312006-09-23T22:52:00.000+10:002006-09-23T22:52:00.000+10:00Great post by Billmon.Now, if someone would tell m...Great post by Billmon.<BR/><BR/>Now, if someone would tell me couple of things:<BR/><BR/>1) Effect of ME tension to oil prices are most often seen from consumers' point of view ("BAD thing!"), but if you're producer who's not affected by conflict, you get nice windfall profit. <BR/><BR/>Now, Iran conflict could/would be bad for producer who doesnt get his product to market (due to Hormuz blockade etc.)<BR/><BR/>Other producers benefit immensely; I wonder how much Russia, for example, would oppose conflict - as a major producer, it would be huge boost to government-owned oil companies. Who else would benefit? This has been written about, but not with as much attention as it would deserve.<BR/><BR/><BR/>2) Kheney admin has been accused of keeping ME tension -> oil prices up (by Palast, I think, and few others). What kind of ties they have to industry players, and are those players such that benefit (Windfall) or suffer (Hormuz) from conflict?<BR/><BR/><BR/>3) What motivation drives the different members of admin? I'd suggest this simple dual-axis model (to be enhanced):<BR/><BR/> moral<BR/><BR/>personal ---|--- nation<BR/><BR/> money<BR/><BR/><BR/>clockwise from upper right:<BR/>- democratizationist ("official story")<BR/>- PNAC imperialist<BR/>- revolving door halliburtonist<BR/>- true believer armageddonist<BR/><BR/>I guess I should add more axes, as the subjects here seem to be limber enough to be all over the model at once.Superteemuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021534260354591011noreply@blogger.com