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Jobless America Can't Survive $90 Oil
Re: Jobless America Can't Survive $90 Oil
by Questionmark » Mon 06 Dec 2010, 23:34:28
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Xenophobe', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Questionmark', 'I') don't expect the U.S. to outright steal it, just to strong arm Iraq into giving it first dibs on it when it reaches it's maximum potential in a few years and we begin to see demand outstripping supply.
Oh. So even though we could easily have taken control over all the oil we'd ever need...on multiple occasions....the US decided to pick up its Army and leave...on multiple occasions...all because it could strong arm someone else, later, if it wanted to? Is there a favorite theory as to why we just didn't do it the easy way, on ANY of those OTHER times?
1. There's still plenty of U.S. forces left in Iraq.
2. The U.S. can still purchase all the oil it needs on the open market.
Why force them into being our supplier before we actually need it?
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Re: Jobless America Can't Survive $90 Oil
by Xenophobe » Mon 06 Dec 2010, 23:51:57
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')1. There's still plenty of U.S. forces left in Iraq.
2. The U.S. can still purchase all the oil it needs on the open market.
Why force them into being our supplier before we actually need it?
')1. There's still plenty of U.S. forces left in Iraq.
2. The U.S. can still purchase all the oil it needs on the open market.
Why force them into being our supplier before we actually need it?
Don't ask me, I don't know where these people dream this stuff up. Of course we'll purchase all we need, we didn't even invade back in the Jimmy days when we were really short of the stuff, we just paid more for it.
This entire "Invade the ME for the oil!" is just a farce. Just like the topic to this thread. Of course jobless America can afford $90, they are about doing it right NOW, and they still will have more unemployment benefits tomorrow because of the "lets keep spending more money!" game that our elected representatives just agreed to.
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Re: Jobless America Can't Survive $90 Oil
by Questionmark » Tue 07 Dec 2010, 00:01:54
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Xenophobe', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Questionmark', '
')1. There's still plenty of U.S. forces left in Iraq.
2. The U.S. can still purchase all the oil it needs on the open market.
Why force them into being our supplier before we actually need it?
')1. There's still plenty of U.S. forces left in Iraq.
2. The U.S. can still purchase all the oil it needs on the open market.
Why force them into being our supplier before we actually need it?
Don't ask me, I don't know where these people dream this stuff up. Of course we'll purchase all we need, we didn't even invade back in the Jimmy days when we were really short of the stuff, we just paid more for it.
This entire "Invade the ME for the oil!" is just a farce. Just like the topic to this thread. Of course jobless America can afford $90, they are about doing it right NOW, and they still will have more unemployment benefits tomorrow because of the "lets keep spending more money!" game that our elected representatives just agreed to.
The fear is that oil exporting nations will begin hoarding what they have left as production declines. Meaning that they'll forgo selling to us at any price in order to maintain their own supplies. At that point the only thing that will ensure a steady supply of oil for any nation will be trade agreements and military force.
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