Reality check

Submitted by john (United States), Mar 23, 2006 at 04:19

People often confuse schizophrenia with a multiple personality disorder, and America is of two minds concerning relations in the Middle East; however, this ambivalence may be resolved very soon. The U.S. rides a tiger it dares not get off and one it cannot stay on. This tiger is Middle East oil.

Neil Cooper's Israel Report lays out a chilling scenario for the ultimate reality check for George Bush et al. If the European Union can shift the oil trade currency from dollars to euros, America's incredible national debt and oil dependency will cause a worldwide crisis of hitherto unknown proportions.

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