Interesting Thoughts

Stan Goff has some interesting thoughts on the Iraq war. I think that there is much truth to his ideas about Iraq and the poissible looming oil shortage, although I would view more unfettered capitalism as the solution, not the cause, of this problem.

In any case, anyone who predicts that the Coalition will leave Iraq soon after the elections in January, or who thinks that we will let someone be elected who doesn't support the Coalition and its agenda (likely Allawi or someone like him) is wrong.
Whether we are in Iraq as the beginning salvo of a war for the entire Middle East or whether we're htere to secure oil for the long-term or for a Messianic exercise in democratizing the world, we're going to stay and we're not going to let anyone get elected who tells us any differently.

Awhile ago, I sent Steve Sailer an email, which he published (use Control-F [or Apple-F if using a Mac] and type in "Hmmm..." [without the quotes, but include three periods]), detailing two possibilities, the first being what will happen if the US-led Coalition determines that Allawi serves its interests, the second what might happen if determiens that he doesn't, but he wants to retain power anyway.

(1) Allawi wins in a landslide. "Iraqis" refuse to let the UN monitor elections, as Iraq is "sovereign" and can do so itself. Or maybe Iraq insists that it only trusts the US to monitor them.

(2) Allawi dies in a suicide bombing while in a black limousine. a few days prior to the election. This attack is entirely consistent with threats made in November 2004 in an intercepted letter taht appears to have beeen written by Abu Al-Zarqawi. "Oh, when the elections occur, democracy will flourish and we will have to move out and not be able to attack Americans anymore. 90% of Iraqis now hate us and love Mr. Bush. Our only hope is to kill Prime Minister Allawi before the elections. Preferably through a suicide bombing while he is in a black limousine so if he dies that way everyone will know that I, Abu Al-Zarqawi, foreign terrorists, especially Al Qaeda and Saddam loyalists, and absolutely no one else was involved."

That is all.