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cimm, no offense intended.
But charlatan's right. i wasnt talking about the price of oil, nor did i insinuate that you get it for free, nor that the US plans to steal it from the Libyans.
When you 'pick up the pieces' you basically mopping up after the french and brits have left and award contracts to american companies instead of eurpean ones that are in there right now. This obviously creates revenue, jobs and income for americans. Thats not a bad thing and i dont see why you would find this offensive.
i dont think that the americans are in this for the same reason that they went into Iraq. but if there's a buck to be made to recoup some of the efforts expended, then the american government and/or oil corporations will evaluate risks and decide that this is worthwhile pursuing.
i do thing the aussies have been spineless here, but i dont think Australia's commercial interests lie here. Geographically, with australia being so far, the time to deploy would take weeks as it stands. we've played similar roles in our own region with east timor, fiji and papua new guinea.
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