http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?Feed=OBR&Date=20060625&ID=5821739
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/oil/irqindx.htm
2.5 million barrels a day and rising. Why do some people believe we are not taking the oil? Where do they get their information?
2006-09-14 12:04:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Dudes, it doesn't matter where the oil ends up, just where the profits go. Think.
2006-09-15 09:50:25 · update #1
I don't remember the name of the tanker but I recall in late 2003, an oil tanker completely full of oil getting caught in the middle of the night trying to get out of the Med. Sea.
Irregardless though, I have watched Congressional debates where they were discussing paying for the Iraqi war with Iraqi oil. So, it is naive to think that we or our allies are not draining their oil as we speak.
2006-09-20 17:49:31 · answer #1 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it says that Iraq is producing that much oil, but it does NOT say that it's being shipped to the US. You're only assuming that. Iraq has always produced alot of oil, which brings money into their economy. However, when Saddam ruled, he kept all the money for himself while his country starved. Remember the LARGE stashes of actual cash he was found with?? He also had several palaces. By Iraq producing oil again, it just means that they're that much closer to being able to sustain themselves and maintain a healthy economy. Don't be reading things into it. Don't just assume that the US is taking the oil. NOthing says that the US has acquired that oil. The closest thing said is that "they expect lucrative deals" and it's hard telling with the reliability of the source.
2006-09-14 12:14:42 · answer #2 · answered by HEartstrinGs 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read both those articles and didn't see anything about the US plundering oil...actually the first one said that it was purely Iraqi run
2006-09-14 12:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by DougDoug_ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One word - propaganda. It's not about oil it's about freedom!! Don't think just listen to what Bush tells you.
2006-09-20 01:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by Peri 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
damn go somewhere else and cry and who gives a sh*t what we take! those basta*ds took the twin towers. Are you a terrorist lover!!!
2006-09-14 12:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋