If we went to Iraq for oil where is it that oil now?

Question

I'm serious, everyone is saying we went to Iraq for and such and I'm not saying thats not the case in fact I have no clue why we are there at all.
But if it is about oil then where is it? I mean we have been there 6 years and gas prices are still at an all time high and the $ value is going down at a slow but steady pace. Shouldn't we be having an economic boom if we have all that oil? I'm no expert on how they gather and process oil but I'm pretty damn sure it takes less than 6 years to do so.

Answer 1

We went to Iraq for many reasons none of which were oil. The whole world swore he had WMD and he even claimed to have them himself.
Stop listening to haters and get your points from peopl ethat give both sides.

Here is one reason the Dems don't want you to know about.
Vladimir Putin admitted on June 24, 2004 that between 9/11 and the start of hostilities that his intel people had told ours NUMEROUS TIMES that Saddam was planning terrorist attacks inside the US and aqainst our interests around the Middle East.. Google it! In a world after 9/11 threats like that have to be taken seriously. In fact most democrats did not even read the intell offfered but went to the Clinton admin people for advise and then voted for war authorization

The oil is flowing but not enough at this point to allow the Iraqis to help pay for the war effort.

Answer 2

It is sad when no one can tell you the truth and all they say is "I hate Bush." - Anyone who gets on here to help people better understand things and does that instead, is in essence... pathetic.

Here is your answer, I hope it helps you:

We didn't go to Iraq for oil, we went because it was a haven for terrorists and our intelligence said that they had WMD's (which has never been proven true or false as of yet). The only oil involvement that is important is the fact that if we leave Iraq, terrorists will take it over and use the oil to fund themselves - creating a MAJOR problem for the United States AND other non-Muslim countries.

It is true that Iraq sets on a massive oil supply, but it is THEIR oil - not ours. We cannot take it, we are only helping them secure their country, it is not a government owned by our government. They stand alone with our support to ensure they do no collapse under terrorist pressure and attacks. They can however, sell their oil to us - but the gas prices will stay the same because the oil companies will sell it to us at the same price no matter what. Which is why Iraq's oil is not a way to make our own gas prices go down.

Answer 3

If you are really serious I think this answers your question.This war was about oil but who ever claimed big oil has the best interest of the American people in mind?It's about their profits not about the well being of Iraqi's or Americans.

If passed, the Bush administration's long-sought "hydrocarbons framework" law would give Big Oil access to Iraq's vast energy reserves on the most advantageous terms and with virtually no regulation.

Subhi al-Badri, head of the Iraqi Federation of Union Councils, said last month that the "law is a bomb that may kill everyone." Iraq's oil "does not belong to any certain side," he said, "it belongs to all future generations." But Washington continues to push that bomb onto the Iraqi people, calling it a vital benchmark on the road to a fully sovereign Iraq. Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio accused his own party of "promoting" President Bush's effort to privatize Iraq's oil "under the guise of a reconciliation program

Answer 4

Saying we went to Iraq for oil isn't accurate. The first time we went was "about" oil insofar as Saddam was making a power grab in Kuwait and he was the least responsible figure to leave in control of the lion's share of oil depositories.

This latest engagement was a preemptive strike against a known and documented state sponsor of terrorism. Bush haters can cry "oil" all they want. It is a baseless charge with no evidence...and a fairly nebulous accusation at that. It's almost like a reflex action. "Cheney"... "Haliburton"..."Dubai"..."Bush lied"...so on and so forth. There are absolutely no specifics that can hold a drop of water in this mantra blathered by sufferers of Bush Derangement Syndrome.

Answer 5

nicely in case you think of the US is getting the money, boy are you incorrect. Your good with regard to the place the US Taxpayers funds is going. what's so poor is that each and all of the suffering adult men, women, little ones in Afghanistan and Iraq and throughout the middle East, are going devoid of. they could be prosperous and introduced good care of , somewhat they stay worse then the countless dogs do in our usa. An Oil prosperous usa, mutually with Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, could be offering nicely for all electorate. interior the rustic of Norway, each and all of the electorate now are Millionaires, especially because of the fact Norway has shared their prosperous Oil products and funds with the folk. what's happening to the countries that are so blest with a prosperous commoditie, like oil ? who's stealiing it from the folk? good question and it would not be happening. each and each government could be develop their very very own usa, somewhat of u . s . a .. the cost of Oil in u . s . a . is remarkable. So do not insinuate that u . s . a . is getting the money !!!

Answer 6

Its about securing oil. Keeping it available. Prices could be higher. There are a lot more reasons that gas prices are so high its not just about powers in the middle east. I am sure a lot of it has to do with greed on lots of peoples part.

Answer 7

Technically 'we' didn't attempt this occupation of Iraq.....the Bush Junta and its Oil Mafia co-conspirators did. And the attempt wasn't to get 'cheap' oil for the American consumer, but high profits for the oil industry capos. It costs about $2.00 a barrel for commercial extraction of Iraqi oil...that's what an oil company would pay out of pocket in a normal situation. Iraq oil is now has subsidized extraction costing billions of borrowed dollars via the US treasury, yet the producers still only pay $2.00 for each barrel. However, instead of selling on the world market for the pre-war price of $20.00 a barrel....an $18.00 a barrel gross profit, oil is now about $80.00 a barrel leaving a $78.00 a barrel gross profit. So, Grasshopper, now you pay more for gas, plus you pay for a war...of course some guys have paid an arm and a leg for it, but that's a whole different story. What's a few thousand crippled guys compared to an unlimited supply of motion lotion for our fleet of SUVs? In real life, not the FOX network 'second life', we have exactly the same amount of oil in the system, but at a much higher price and a much greater profit. It's a win-win...if you're Exxon and other mafiaosa good fella's. If you're not....hard cheese, bro!

Answer 8

You doubt that the war in Iraq - the present war, not all the other previous wars - is really about oil... Well, take a good, hard look at which corporation has gotten the juiciest Government contracts in Iraq: Halliburton. In case you are not aware of what Halliburton's business is, they are the LARGEST corporation in the U.S. which deals with/brokers/controls ENERGY - energy which includes oil. In fact, Halliburton was built on oil, back in the Texas Oil Boom days.

Now, consider not only the fact that our current Vive-President, Dick "Yeah, I shot my friend in the back, but I thought he was a deer" Cheney, was once in charge of Halliburton, but also that our current President (George W. "The Shrub" Bush) has Family ties to Texas Oil as well. Shrub actually went bankrupt in his Texas Oil days - repeatedly, yet somehow came out with nearly $1 million in cash - after losing over $3 million of other peoples' money. Look up "Harken Energy Corporation" sometime. Imagine sinking hundreds of wells and finding no oil - yet making a profit. By the way, the nickname "Shrub" is based on the meaning of the word Georgie chose for his oil corporation, which was "absorbed" by Harken (by way of a few bail-outs disguised as buy-outs): Arbusto; it is Spanish for "Shrub". Oh, remember Enron? They and Harken shared an accounting firm: Arthur Andersen. George went on to sit on the Boards-of-Directors of each corporation which ended up being bought out - because they went bankrupt. This, by the way, is only a drop in the bucket of the current round of "Bushanomics".

Still not convinced? well, think about this: He who controls the oil controls the price of that oil. Now, who actually controls the oil coming from Iraq? It ain't the Iraqis. Need a hint? Okay, what major Political Party in the U.S. has always backed Big Business and Big Oil? Think about it for a while. Then start doing some hard-core research into George W. Bush and his many connections to Big Oil, before and after his "election", and how those connections relate to what is now going on in Iraq.

You will find that the answer to your question is one the current Administration does not want you to know.

Answer 9

The Iraq Parliament won't institute the Iraq Hydrocarbon Act that requires Iraq to open their oil business up to a Capitalistic foreign bidding system!

It's one of Bush's 18 Benchmarks the Iraqis haven't met.

It's called legalized pillaging!

If this is accomplished what makes you think that the cost of a gallon of gas will come down!!!??

They have us paying +$3.00-/gal why would they decrease their profit margins????

They don't care about our finances they care about their own!!

Answer 10

The oil is being sold to the other countries to pay of our national debt. If you look at the other country gas prices it going down.