[lit-ideas] Re: Barnett's Blueprint for Action
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:46:14 -0700
Watch, watch, watc, wat, wa . . . You should really see Barnett's interview.
He says we have the wrong sort of military force for what we'll need in the
future and what we needed in Iraq. He said Rumsfeld was right about what it
took to win the war. We won the war in very little time, but he was wrong in
regard to what it would take to win the peace. He thinks we need five times
the number of troops to win the peace that it took to win the war. He
thinks . . . but shoot, let him tell it.
Lawrence
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Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 6:21 AM
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Barnett's Blueprint for Action
"He sees Americas military as guaranteeing security to such nations so that
timid investors will feel safe about investing money."
Except in Iraq, where the American military can't even guarantee it's own
security.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence <mailto:lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Helm
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 9/11/2006 2:14:35 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Barnett's Blueprint for Action
Eric,
No, I dont recall his mentioning the depletion of oil reserves, but Im not
sure he sees that as a problem. If a Middle Eastern nation presently
dependent upon income from oil moves into the functioning core then it will
have other sources of revenue. He sees Americas military as guaranteeing
security to such nations so that timid investors will feel safe about
investing money. Once investment begins, economy grows probably under an
autocratic regime and eventually (and this is in agreement with Fukuyama) a
democracy is created. Im guessing that Barnett might see the eventual oil
depletion as just another opportunity for entrepreneurs to generate new
wealth -- by means of alternate fuel sources, vehicles, etc.
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