KiMaSa - It was however spooky that everything he tried always resulted in more power for his office, not for any other branch of the government but always the President.
Plus when did he ever actually admit to a mistake? Wasn't his approach normally just to ignore the courts (after failing to rig them) and instead re-name the legislation and then pass it again?
C&D - But would anyone in Britain actually want the US back? It's a bankrupt and corrupt nation full of mobsters, there are surely better places to conquer.
merrick - If the LRA has passed through scrutiny on this thread without being attacked from either side, I think it will probably get past public opinion and the courts.
The IOOPC will be a fairly lose organisation and it's main aim to start will be trying to balance all the new Middle East sources without utterly tanking the oil price. I see Shell being dragged in on the back of that (through their Iraqi stakes) at which point the DEI, Burma and everywhere else starts getting involved.
However this could actually be good for Japan, after all the cartel will probably be most interested in keeping demand (and thus price) high. As cutting off Japan means cuts in quotas Britain and the Dutch will face a well organised and well funded lobby.
Nathan Madien - BP should try learn from their American competitors, somehow US firms can kill more people through gross negligence but don't have the President making obscene (and illegal) threats.
KaiserMuffin - Witty.