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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-17-06 11:26 PM
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25. I'm not sure we should repeat the British Empire's experience in India
The Pakistanis and the Indians fought three bloody wars since the end of colonialism, and they almost fought a fourth one over territorial disputes left over from the departing Empire. The big difference is that the fault-line won't be over Kashmir. It will be over oil rights instead. If somebody accuses another of "slant drilling" into their own oil reservoirs like Saddam accused Kuwait of doing, there will be trouble, and the trouble will negatively impact worldwide oil markets.
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