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westexas on August 25, 2007 - 12:50pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I think that most people would be surprised at the number of Americans who think that it is a swell idea for us to seize foreign oil fields--at least until they or their family members are sent to fight and die to keep the oil flowing.

A conservative editorial writer for the Dallas Morning News has been becoming more and more critical of the Bush administration--but he really started unloading on the Bushies after his brother-in-law, who is in the reserves, was recently sent to Iraq. I wonder if his wife "encouraged" his continued change in his position on Iraq.

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River on August 25, 2007 - 1:43pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I think shrub/vader are getting closer to 'coming out' about Iraq and our oil woes. Yesterday I saw a portion of an ad on CNN for the military and written across the ad was the phrase 'We Must Win.' First time I have seen that one but as usual I had the sound muted. Even if this administration did come out and say that 'we must have Iraqi oil' I dont believe that shrub/vader are competent enough to eliminate the insurgents and get huge quantities of oil flowing from Iraq to US ports.

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bmcnett on August 25, 2007 - 11:58pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I can't imagine any administration ever "coming out" about oil & Iraq. It would be as if today's administration said "we killed the Native Americans to take their land." Everyone knows it's a fact, but no administration will ever say it in public, because it makes us feel guilty. :(

America's goal in Iraq, by the way, is not to eliminate the insurgents. The goal is to let them fight each other for control of the non-oil-producing provinces.

With no strong central government, the Iraqi people have less bargaining power over oil.

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