Everyone complains about us going after oil in the middle east but do they realizethat this is what is keeping

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their paycheck worth something and the economy running. The reason the dollar is worth so much is because it is in high demand because OIL is purchased/sold in US dollars. Supply/Demand.

If we dont secure teh oil in the midle east and someone like Iran were to get ahold of it they could start selling it in Euros and the value of our dollar could drop 50% in one night.

They could also use the threat of this to negotiate with us.

@ wackjob the nut

"Telling the American people that Iraq was tied to 9/11 and al-Qaida, that Saddam had massive WMD stores and was trying to get nuclear material from Niger..all those lies were justifiable in the face of LOST PROFITS?!"

Bush has publicly said Iraq and 9-11 were two different situations, the only link tehyhad was that they were both cmopaigns in the war on terror. WMD's were found, and have been found since we went into Kuwait in 91, even liberal news orgs like CNN admit we found multiple WMD's. There was yellow cake coming from Niger, Bush did not lie.

If anyone in the entire world could prove Bush made 1 of the above acusations falsely, the democratic owned house and senate would have already impeached him.

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" think that if we totally converted to alternative fuel methods we would still be financially strong and wouldn't need to be in the Middle East or even do business with the Middle East"

While I agree that is the dieal situation, its not going to happen because we have not found an alternative fuel efficient and cheap enough for us to spend the trillions it would cost to switch off of oil, including the whole united states buying new cars etc.
If we did manage this then yes we would not have to manage the il in the middle east. But since thats not whats happening now we have to face the facts, also converting would take 10 years. We do not have 10 years.

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The US economy is far more dynamic then you give credit for.I think that if we totally converted to alternative fuel methods we would still be financially strong and wouldn't need to be in the Middle East or even do business with the Middle East.

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Just because a country has a commodity that we use doesn't mean we get to go in and take that country over.

What we need to do is insist on alternative fuel for our cars, heavily tax any car that doesn't get 40 MPgallon, put a surcharge and tax on SUV's and other gas eaters unless the purchaser can proove it is needed for commerce or handicapped ONLY.

We need to open up our thousands of oilfields right here in the U.S. and stop the government subsidies to the companies that own them for NOT drilling for oil.

We are not, by our nature of a free country, into the business of invading and taking over soverign countries. Hitler did that - the former Soviet Union did that - but WE DON'T.

As long as our citizens demand and buy fuel eating vehicles and base our economy on it, oil will always be a thorn in our side. There are ways to get out of this.

Mr. Bush, his entire family and all of his cronies got wealthy and maintain their wealth through oil. So he is not the least bit interested in doing anything to cut consumption. His only reason for invading Iraq was to get control of the oilfields....nothing more.

We have all been snookered.

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The crash of the US economy has begun. Although the reasons for the now-accelerating economic fiasco have been in place for decades, the chickens are only now coming home to roost. The murder weapons used to kill the economy are "free trade," outsourcing, illegal immigration, special work visa programs, and unrestrained government spending, which have all contributed to the
death of what was just a few decades ago the economic powerhouse of the world.

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So the possibility of real economic competition not in your favor is a justification to murder tens of thousands of people? Telling the American people that Iraq was tied to 9/11 and al-Qaida, that Saddam had massive WMD stores and was trying to get nuclear material from Niger..all those lies were justifiable in the face of LOST PROFITS?!

You've lost your fvcking mind.

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bush also admits that no wmds were found. some very old components of mustard gas were found, but unusable and no basis for destroying a country. there is no yellowcake. i hate liars.
The euro will replace the dollar as the standard. it's inevitable. the world is turning against us. we can't be trusted.
the oil is sold in dollars as per written agreements, not because we 'control the oil'. the oil is nationalized by the producing nations. the u.s. is conspiring to privatize the oil through intimidation, blackmail and even war (Iraq). not for OUR SAKES, genius. it only benefits the big oil companies, their shareholders, and the politians who help them, since they'll recieve huge bribes after they retire from politics.

Answer 6

I know if I steal your car I probably be better but that doesn't give me the right to do it or does it?

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aia am glad you explained that to me.