Dschrute3
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Keeping the oil in Saudi Arabia in friendly hands is and has been essential to our ME policy if that's what you mean. Do you think the Groper Elect will change that policy?
Request RejectedHe was referring to the Iraq War blunder when he made that statement. At the very least, we should have taken the oil. But of course we did do that. Only silly naive Americans think we haven't seized Iraq's oil.
U.S. Imports from Iraq of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products (Thousand Barrels)
Here is what we paid for. The Nationalized oil fields in Iraq were liberated, but we still have to pay market price for it.
I think it was the first appointed General in occupied Iraq who passed the law that said Iraqi oil was for Iraq and could not be use for any other purpose. He was the same guy that wanted to keep their military in tact.
It was of course one of the Groper Elects funnier comments during the circus.
You really believe that, don't you? Wow. So many Americans really are comically naive. Why the hell did they invade and slaughter so many Iraqis? To give them 'Democracy?' Jesus man, wake up.
Believe what, that securing Iraqi oil was the objective?
Iraq oil fields are no longer nationalized. Their output is at historic highs.
We've been buying Iraq oil since the early 90's. The war didn't really change the amount we bought from them all that much.
Or did you mean the Gropers call to take the oil?
We own Iraq's Government and oil. We went there and slaughtered thousands & thousands of Iraqis. And it wasn't about giving them 'Democracy.' It was about installing a puppet government and plundering resources.
However, we are losing grip there a bit. The Shiites we put in power are turning on us. They're moving closer & closer to aligning with Iran. Americans really are very naive and uninformed for the most part. They're oblivious to the horrific atrocities their Government committed in Iraq. They don't wanna face that.
We don't own Iraq or their oil. Regardless of what anyone believes was the motive for the war, the results are clear. Their oil fields are in control of the international oil companies. Their output has more than doubled. But the only benefit the common Americans get is the downward pressure on the market price of oil that the extra production provides.
So you really believe our Government spent all that money and slaughtered all those Iraqis over 'WMD' and 'Democracy?'