tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post5556089136198615173..comments2023-10-09T05:28:35.705-07:00Comments on Creekside: Operation Enduring PipelineAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-49594146168025014732008-06-24T08:02:00.000-07:002008-06-24T08:02:00.000-07:00All same, Thwap. The power, the sucking up, the oi...All same, Thwap. The power, the sucking up, the oil and gas revenue, the regional <BR/>influence, the re-ignited cold war...Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-37781103306127636812008-06-22T18:53:00.000-07:002008-06-22T18:53:00.000-07:00I honestly think the oil pipeline is a sideline to...I honestly think the oil pipeline is a sideline to what is part of an over-all plan to have a guaranteed base for US planes and etc. to project their power in the region.<BR/><BR/>So, yeah, the pipeline will do all those things you talk about in the post, but it isn't the main reason, or even a large reason about why we're there.<BR/><BR/>Sucking up to the US so that Martin or Harper could/can get invited to Washington is why.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17909993.post-5208521638819569692008-06-22T10:33:00.000-07:002008-06-22T10:33:00.000-07:00Well, from a business model point of view, our tro...Well, from a business model point of view, our troops will almost certainly be a heckuva lot cheaper than all those Mercs from Blackwater.<BR/><BR/>.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.com