2006-10-27 14:59:07 · 10 answers · asked by NICKY lez L 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
because the goverment is stealing oil
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Galloway Vs. The U.S. Senate 6/2005 transcript
"Now, Senator, I gave my heart and soul to oppose the policy that you promoted. I gave my political life's blood to try to stop the mass killing of Iraqis by the sanctions on Iraq which killed one million Iraqis, most of them children, most of them died before they even knew that they were Iraqis, but they died for no other reason other than that they were Iraqis with the misfortune to born at that time. I gave my heart and soul to stop you committing the disaster that you did commit in invading Iraq. And I told the world that your case for the war was a pack of lies.
“I told the world that Iraq, contrary to your claims did not have weapons of mass destruction. I told the world, contrary to your claims, that Iraq had no connection to al-Qaeda. I told the world, contrary to your claims, that Iraq had no connection to the atrocity on 9/11 2001. I told the world, contrary to your claims, that the Iraqi people would resist a British and American invasion of their country and that the fall of Baghdad would not be the beginning of the end, but merely the end of the beginning.
"Senator, in everything I said about Iraq, I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong and 100,000 people paid with their lives; 1600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies; 15,000 of them wounded, many of them disabled forever on a pack of lies.
If the world had listened to Kofi Annan, whose dismissal you demanded, if the world had listened to President Chirac who you want to paint as some kind of corrupt traitor, if the world had listened to me and the anti-war movement in Britain, we would not be in the disaster that we are in today. Senator, this is the mother of all smokescreens. You are trying to divert attention from the crimes that you supported, from the theft of billions of dollars of Iraq's wealth.
"Have a look at the real Oil-for-Food scandal. Have a look at the 14 months you were in charge of Baghdad, the first 14 months when $8.8 billion of Iraq's wealth went missing on your watch. Have a look at Halliburton and other American corporations that stole not only Iraq's money, but the money of the American taxpayer.
"Have a look at the oil that you didn't even meter, that you were shipping out of the country and selling, the proceeds of which went who knows where? Have a look at the $800 million you gave to American military commanders to hand out around the country without even counting it or weighing it.
"Have a look at the real scandal breaking in the newspapers today, revealed in the earlier testimony in this committee. That the biggest sanctions busters were not me or Russian politicians or French politicians. The real sanctions busters were your own companies with the connivance of your own Government."
2006-10-27 15:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by balanced112 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, since Iraq isn't even close to full production of it's oil, and they are the 2nd or 3rd largest producer in the world, they are having a dramatic effect on oil. If Iraq were are full production of it's oil Americans would be paying about $1.25 for gas right now.
The war in Iraq keeps the price of oil high and that makes the Saudis and the Iranians very happy (Iranians use that extra cash for their nuclear weapons program). So by invading Iraq the US hurts Americans at the pump and they are indirectly helping to build the Iran nuclear bomb that they desperately want to stop. Another brilliant move by Bush.
2006-10-27 15:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Political instability is probably a contributing factor, however with Exxon posting a record $10 billion in profit over a 3 month period, I would not hesitate to think that corporate greed is also a major factor.
2006-10-27 15:05:40 · answer #3 · answered by always_cookin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY NOT !!!
They can afford to charge whatever price they like for years... it's just price-gouging.
Oil profits are thru the roof but the controlled media makes sure you dont care.
... and the only reason why prices came down lately is because of the UPCOMING ELECTIONS... just like clockwork.
GOP = Grand Oil Party.
2006-10-27 15:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by Jesus H. Zeitgeist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly a factor. Instability in Nigeria & Venezuala also contribute.
2006-10-27 15:01:42 · answer #5 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to Canada well take care of you. And besides we have cars that run on water so we dont need oil. We just stay on the down low and sell it to yall
2006-10-27 15:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by Jamie D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and who in the White House might benefit from that? Arbusto Oil and Halliburton unite! .
2006-10-27 15:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by michaelsan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they own the oil, so if they have no peace that means Ceil hitting prices around the world, and that is why we should leave them alone.
2006-10-27 15:03:14 · answer #8 · answered by Robots 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's speculators that control the "cost" of oil, and knee-jerk reactionaries that control gas prices.
2006-10-27 15:04:41 · answer #9 · answered by Lee W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes to a certain degree but also wall street speculators have a lot to do with it to.
2006-10-27 15:02:50 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋