Originally posted by Bardock42
Can't really compare that, to what you were suggesting.
you mean America hasnt waltzed into Iraq, flattened it, killed it's government and it's soldiers for what we now know to be entirely the wrong reasons, and aernt now taking all the oil they can while the "conflict continues".?
Originally posted by Juk3n
you mean America hasnt waltzed into Iraq, flattened it, killed it's government and it's soldiers for what we now know to be entirely the wrong reasons, and aernt now taking all the oil they can while the "conflict continues".?
My post didn't refer to that part of your statement.
Originally posted by Juk3n
you mean America hasnt waltzed into Iraq, flattened it, killed it's government and it's soldiers for what we now know to be entirely the wrong reasons, and aernt now taking all the oil they can while the "conflict continues".?
We aren't taking their oil. They seem to be selling it just fine, at the moment.
Originally posted by dadudemon
We aren't taking their oil. They seem to be selling it just fine, at the moment.
has the oil become profitable? I remember them having trouble in the initial years after the invasion, with too much instability making any real export of it impossible (Kurdistan excepted), has that changed?
Also, it wasn't just given to American companies in no-bid contracts?
Originally posted by inimalist
has the oil become profitable? I remember them having trouble in the initial years after the invasion, with too much instability making any real export of it impossible (Kurdistan excepted), has that changed?Also, it wasn't just given to American companies in no-bid contracts?
I could be the victim of GOP propaganda, but, from what I've been reading, things are looking up for Iraq and its oil, more so than ever before.
I glean information form here, every now and then:
http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/
It doesn't seem that bias, but it does seem slightly anti-GOP at times.
Originally posted by inimalist
has the oil become profitable? I remember them having trouble in the initial years after the invasion, with too much instability making any real export of it impossible (Kurdistan excepted), has that changed?Also, it wasn't just given to American companies in no-bid contracts?
Not sure, I do know China (and a few other Asian countries) had a 3+ billion dollar oil-contract with them before the war started that they [China] then demanded be upheld and I believe it is or will be.
Edit: Did a quick Google:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/news/international/iraq_oil/index.htm It's old, so not sure what finally happened, but I do think the Asians got it.
Edit again: Thinking about that, I remember when Bush Co. was trying to sell the war to the American public, Cheney said something about 'access to oil means gas prices would drop for Americans', there's no way he and the others didn't know about these existing Asian contracts. Dirty lying bastards.
Originally posted by Robtard
Edit again: Thinking about that, I remember when Bush Co. was trying to sell the war to the American public, Cheney said something about 'access to oil means gas prices would drop for Americans', there's no way he and the others didn't know about these existing Asian contracts. Dirty lying bastards.
iirc it was an early attempt at convincing the public, but the "no blood for oil" meme was potent enough to quash it, imho i guess
Originally posted by inimalist
iirc it was an early attempt at convincing the public, but the "no blood for oil" meme was potent enough to quash it, imho i guess
They're still *C-word* for saying it and double the *C-word-plural* for knowing it was bullshit to begin with.
Funny (not haha funny) thing, America ended up spilling blood and got higher fuel prices in return.
Originally posted by Robtard
They're still *C-word* for saying it and double the *C-word-plural* for knowing it was bullshit to begin with.
hey, you will get no argument from me on that
Originally posted by Robtard
Funny (not haha funny) thing, America ended up spilling blood and got higher fuel prices in return.
not only that, they made all oil installations around the world new potential targets for insurgents.
That and oil was something like 40 cents artifically inflated at the pump or something... probably not that bad, but I will exaggerate for the greater good