
Originally Posted by
Minervas Phoenix
Iran's asset privatization policy is a strategy to avoid military strikes by the USA and Israel or to freeze out American economic and strategic interests despite the threat of sanctions.
Were these economic sanctions to be carried out and enforced they would paralyse the trade and monetary transactions. They would also undermine Irans privatization program and foreclose the transfer of Iranian state assets into foreign hands.
Why would the bush administration be opposed to the adoption of a neoliberal-style divestment program, which would strip the Islamic Republic of Iran of some of it's most profitable assest? If economic conquest is the ultimate objective of a profit driven military agenda, what then is the purpose of bombing Iran, when Iran actually accepts to hand over its assets at rock-bottom prices to foreign investors, in much the same way as in other compliant developing countries including indonesia, the philippines, Brazil etc.
The proposed economic sanctions regime is intended to isolate Iran and prevent the transfer of Iranian assets into the hands of competing economic powers. it is a tantomount to a declaration of war.
Tehran's privatization program does not serve US economic and strategic interests. If favors Chinese, Russian, European and Japaneses investors at the expense of American. It goes against Washington's design to foster a 'unipolar' New World Order through both economic and military means.
And that is why Washington wants to shut down this program through a worldwide economic sanctions regime under H.Con. Res 362. (look it up)
Financial manipulation is intimately related to military decision-making.
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