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This is the LAMEST argument out there...If we were after the oil:1.) Why do we have a ban on Iranian oil?2.) Why did we oppose Iraq being able to sell as much oil as It wanted on the free market? Whereas the french wanted to let them sell as much as possible3.) Why didn't we go after it in the first war?All you see is: TAKING OVER THEIR OILWhat I see is: "remove the military occupation and replace with a democracy", and "change the laws to be able to maintain and keep elected goverments"
Quote from: Engel-Rock AKA Dances With Bitch on February 12, 2003, 01:56:38 PMThis is the LAMEST argument out there...If we were after the oil:1.) Why do we have a ban on Iranian oil?2.) Why did we oppose Iraq being able to sell as much oil as It wanted on the free market? Whereas the french wanted to let them sell as much as possible3.) Why didn't we go after it in the first war?All you see is: TAKING OVER THEIR OILWhat I see is: "remove the military occupation and replace with a democracy", and "change the laws to be able to maintain and keep elected goverments"and what about the oil.? .. explain that... the oild part was their FIRST step... not democray.. but OIL... explain that
Quote from: Maestro~Minded on February 12, 2003, 02:04:34 PMQuote from: Engel-Rock AKA Dances With Bitch on February 12, 2003, 01:56:38 PMThis is the LAMEST argument out there...If we were after the oil:1.) Why do we have a ban on Iranian oil?2.) Why did we oppose Iraq being able to sell as much oil as It wanted on the free market? Whereas the french wanted to let them sell as much as possible3.) Why didn't we go after it in the first war?All you see is: TAKING OVER THEIR OILWhat I see is: "remove the military occupation and replace with a democracy", and "change the laws to be able to maintain and keep elected goverments"and what about the oil.? .. explain that... the oild part was their FIRST step... not democray.. but OIL... explain thatOil is one of Iraq's Natural resources. A great deal of money is needed to make Iraq a democracy and get it back on it's feetOil can generate a great deal of money. Why shouldn't we use a natural resource to help rebuild a country?
If we can remove WMD's from saddam,liberate a people,Set up a democracy,and at the same time get lower gas prices...Whats the big deal?
Quote from: Engel-Rock AKA Dances With Bitch on February 12, 2003, 02:12:58 PMIf we can remove WMD's from saddam,liberate a people,Set up a democracy,and at the same time get lower gas prices...Whats the big deal?BUSTEDi've reached my goal with this thread
"Analysts say additional speculation that Washington may seek to quickly flood the world market with cheap Iraqi oil to benefit Western economies is unfounded. Iraq's oil industry is currently in a state of massive disrepair due to a dozen years of UN sanctions, which have complicated getting replacement parts and have led to overpumping of, and damage to, several important oil fields. Iraq's oil industry currently produces about half of the oil it did before the 1991 Gulf War.A recent study by the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations estimated that bringing Iraq's oil sector back up to pre-1990 production levels would cost some $5 billion, in addition to $3 billion in annual operating costs. Some experts have estimated it would take at least five years for Iraq's oil industry to return to full productivity.""A commentary in Britain's "Financial Times" this week said that "the idea that [oil] is the motive for an attack on Iraq is fanciful." The paper said a war with Iraq could cause oil prices to skyrocket in the short term, dealing a serious setback to the U.S. economy and "with it, Mr. Bush's chances for re-election in 2004." The paper added that, "It is arguable that the rise in oil prices that accompanied the last Gulf War tipped the U.S. into the recession that cost [Bush's] father a second term" as president."This comes from radio free europehttp://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2003/01/07012003163705.asp
USA-Iraq: It Is an Oil War After AllAmerican sources made it clear that the United States fully intended taking over Iraq’s oil fields, administering them in the long term and using Iraqi oil revenues to partly defray the costs of conducting war and maintaining a long-term military occupation of Iraq. According to DEBKAfile’s Washington sources, the war bill which, unlike Gulf War I, America will carry more or less single-handed, is estimated at $130 billion, while maintaining app. 70,000 US troops in the country to protect the oil fields and maintain Iraq’s post-war stability could run to another $10-12 billion a year. To raise this cash, the United States plans to increase Iraq’s oil output from 1.6 million to 6.5 million barrels per day, necessitating further heavy outlay for renovating the badly run down Iraqi oil production equipment. At the same time, the long-term, military-backed control over Iraq’s oil resources – on the spot rather than from outside the region – will make America the leading strategic-political-military force in the Middle East and Persian Gulf as well giving Washington a controlling interest in the global oil market. Henry L. Marconi PRAVDA.Ru Sydney -----------------------hm.....hm......hm...