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kleinbl00  ·  3829 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: U.S. Warplanes Strike ISIS in Iraq

You like the FBI book?

My position on the PNAC has softened somewhat. Back when the neocons were ruling the roost it struck me as straight-up Doctor Evil stuff but with a little more immersion into political history, I see it as nothing more than a continuation of The Great Game.

If you presume that geopolitics is a zero-sum game, conquest of the Middle East to secure what oil is left and prevent it from aiding China, Europe or Russia makes a lot of sense. The problem is in presuming that geopolitics is a zero-sum game.