tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post1079775244179450231..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: The Neo-Imperialism of a Future Failed StateDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-87005354169229257202011-03-30T01:38:12.630+02:002011-03-30T01:38:12.630+02:00Why do you think the Brits choppered in spies, exc...Why do you think the Brits choppered in spies, excuse me, diplomats protected by commandos in the first days of the "rebellion," rather than to wait and see which way the cookie would crumble?<br /><br />Might it just have been that they wanted undertakings about present and future oil and Sovereign Wealth Fund deals before the "world community" decided who the "reformers" and "moderates" were.<br /><br />At present prices, Libyan oil production is about $185 million a day. Amortising the development costs of weapons that are mostly exported at $100 million a day for a month is a bargain if it gets you hooked up with $200 million a day for the next 3 decades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com