[news] Why the U.S. Really Wants to Attack Iran

[Mostly Water - mostlywater.org = news.resist.ca]

"The real necessity we feel (for the U.S. to attack Iran)...is the need to compete with other imperialist countries for geopolitical position in this post-Cold War era, especially in this region overflowing with oil. Used to be that if we wanted to attack one of these countries we'd have to deal with the Soviet Union! But here nowadays we have this huge chunk of real estate stretching from Central Asia to the Mediterranean, this slough of nasty Muslim states that's up for grabs. If we control it, through puppet regimes, dot it with military bases, capitalize its development, control the flow of petroleum products from it---well, then, we'll be well-positioned to take on any emerging rivals..."

URL: http://mostlywater.org/node/4279