MID EAST NOTES

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RECOVERED HISTORY FROM THE PROGRESSIVE REVIEW, 1990 - The Review has
decided to retire its longstanding one-point plan for a generation of
peace, namely that the US should go to the military aid of no nation a
majority of Americans can't find on a map. Since recent SAT scores
suggest this might prohibit the defense of Los Angeles, it would appear
this plan is hopelessly outdated.

Therefore, in the best Reagan-Bush tradition, the Progressive Review is
pleased to offer a free market approach to the Gulf crisis. The Review
suggests that we finance the Saudi occupation and any resulting war from
a gas tax applied at the pump. We calculate that, at present costs, a 20
cent a gallon tax should take care of the actual occupation force with
another 40 cents to cover general overhead on behalf of the Carter
doctrine.

A full scale war, on the other hand, might drive the price of gasoline
up to four or five dollars a gallon. This may seem excessive, but if you
want cheap oil you've got to pay for it. Let's find out how much cheap
oil is really worth to us. The market reveals all.

HOW BIG IS THE SURGE?
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4379#more-4379

MORE MID EAST NEWS
http://prorev.com/mideast.htm

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