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...well, I think we have been through all this a number of times before. The point is to bring the whole oil story into balance from all sources, whereby nobody can dominate and nobody goes hungry. And eventually get away from oil as an energy source, before we all suffocate.
There are many elements in play. One important one is that many Arab sons are getting their education in the US and UK. If they are treated like human beings, their day will come too when they go back home.
Some years ago, by fluke, I spent time both socially and business with Yamini (sp?) the Saudi oil minister. An educated, intelligent and peace loving man. I also knew the Saudi water minister, a different story. I met a lot of Saudis, both despicable and good people. Just like us. My father headed the construction of a city for 250,000 at Dahran in the 70's. He wrote the only book on Bedouin arts and crafts. He moved freely throughout the ME including Isreal. There is respect, communication and friendship between people in all ME countries, the political level is another story, but has it's points too. There are bad Arabs and there are warm, generous and good Arabs too. Just like everywhere.
So the sooner we stop painting things good and evil, right and wrong, the sooner we'll get out of this mess. It is a mess, but only a mess to clean up.
There are many elements in play. One important one is that many Arab sons are getting their education in the US and UK. If they are treated like human beings, their day will come too when they go back home.
Some years ago, by fluke, I spent time both socially and business with Yamini (sp?) the Saudi oil minister. An educated, intelligent and peace loving man. I also knew the Saudi water minister, a different story. I met a lot of Saudis, both despicable and good people. Just like us. My father headed the construction of a city for 250,000 at Dahran in the 70's. He wrote the only book on Bedouin arts and crafts. He moved freely throughout the ME including Isreal. There is respect, communication and friendship between people in all ME countries, the political level is another story, but has it's points too. There are bad Arabs and there are warm, generous and good Arabs too. Just like everywhere.
So the sooner we stop painting things good and evil, right and wrong, the sooner we'll get out of this mess. It is a mess, but only a mess to clean up.
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