we were lied to oil runs this country big oil we can fight back but only if we work togather\ni still support our troops but how many must die for profit
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They say at the start of vacation season. $100.00 Dollars a barrel is their goal. I have heard though that was a farce too, since they move it by the tanker. I saw that on the news..
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The Bush family has made all there money for years of of oil and dirty deeds. If you research it you will find there was a deal with Sadam about a pipe line to be built, And when he refused we went to war!! These oil companies are making record profits!!! No one is doing anything to stop them. And oil is part of the reason we are at war, to control more oil!!
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Well mochita, I believe that we have a war on our hands. As we have painfully come to learn is that one of the greatest weapons to use in a war against an opposing country is to attack its economy, and further to destabilize the fabric of its society.\nThese concerns for international security are the prime motives for the war in Iraq.\nIf we may only try to remember that Iraq's, or rather Saddam Hussein's intentions when he decided to invade Kuwait was for the reason of controlling the export and price of oil through its seaports.\nAlso a main reason for Saddam's decision is Kuwaits geographical location from where Saddam intended to intercept any trade that would issue through this waterway, and I believe it is the mouth of the Red Sea; however, if I am in error please advise me.\nIn my opinion the crisis that our economy is causing for our country are tactics of multiplier effects.\nWe have to conserve our trade routes and partners and this has already cost us billions.\nAdd to that the loss of human life of our loved ones cannot be ignored.\nI could go on forever laying out the reasons for the cause of this war and why my approval of such a war; I however am a much older and more experienced person than many of our citizens and who has learned to try to see and not to only look.\nDo not become angry or spiteful because we are at war. Just try to keep up with as much reliable information that you can and thusly continue to learn under a good shade.  Jose
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Oil is so politicized these days that I'm sure that you will never be told or be readily allowed access to the real story but please keep trying.\n\nBy the way if you think about it, I mean really think about it, oil is too cheap.
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Dear Dude:\nIt is not merely Bush that sends the soldiers to death. He is just a puppet in the hands of transnational companies. You can say that he himself is one of the owners of these companies but read my suggestions below:\n\nYou must learn who the real enemy of the world's innocent peoples, including Americans and American soldiers outside America.\n\n\nNow that we live in the age of disinformation, maybe it won't make any difference to you. The ages are getting darker and darker. And I wanted to share with you the following facts: If you agree with me please send them to as many friends of you as possible... \n\nThe transnational companies which are using American government and ARMY to sip oil from Iraq are paying back with some of the money they have earned by selling the oil they have been continuously stealing from Iraq. They will do the same in Iran and Venezuella.\n\nYou won't believe it but some transnational companies are there to force the Yahoo Corp. to delete my questions here. But I am continuously changing my name to hide it from them. Until they find me, thousands of people will have learned that America is no more controlled by its national companies. Transnational companies are a great threat both for America and the world. A transnational company is one that feels no loyalty to any nation. They don’t pay any taxes to any government and they are strong enough to overthrow governments all over the world. For the time being they are using Americans. They threat America by the fact that if they draw their capital and investments from America 25 % of its population will be jobless. \n\nThe fight and the tension between the members of the Senate is in fact a fight between the American and non-American capital owners. Right after the 9/11 the nationalistic or loyal American capital owners became a little bit stronger and passed a decree from the senate to the effect that the central government and the states are to buy their weapons from NATIONAL war industries... But at present non-American capital owners have become stronger enough to sip petroleum out of Iraq by using American ARMY. This is the horrible fact about American Politics and Bush is not loyal to America.\n\nSorry for the terrible English. Wish you prosperity and happiness. I am a mere warrior to enlighten people about facts.… Yes, they are my facts. But believe me they aren’t groundless.
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True.  Our government lied to us about why we were going in, and like sheeps to slaughter we believed it.  Now that we are there we can't just pull out and let whoever can grab the most power the quickest take over.  I for one apologize to those who lost loved ones because our president is a warmongering moron but can't support a full pullout of troops until the Iraqi people have a firm hold on their country (i.e. government is stable and not under dictatorship).  And no there is no honesty in the U.S. government.  We gave them power and they took it and have used it without us REALLY keeping up with what they are doing.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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No. In fact there was a book about why the US was not which aligned its reasoning for being their as based on oil as the war in Iraq is. This book, however, was far before the Gulf war and most importantly was censored by the government and was never allowed to be released.
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oil not gasoline. according to this blogger, yes\n\nSen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, is demanding that the Commerce Department release detailed reports on which companies are exporting U.S. oil, how much and where it went.\n\nLast year the nation exported 268 million barrels of oil. Shockingly, according to Dept. of Energy figures, that's about equal to the amount of oil we imported from Iraq in 2001, the year before our latest war with that country began. It's also about equal to the most optimistic guesses about production volume from ANWR, if drilling is allowed there.\n\nIn other words, if we simply held onto our own oil, the United States would have no oil interest in Iraq at all. And it would also negate any perceived need to disturb an irreplaceable wildlife refuge in the search for oil.\n\nBut the Commerce Department refused to provide the detail Wyden wants, saying it could only be released to a Congressional committee, not an individual representative. The agency also claims federal law forbids disclosure unless a finding is made that withholding the information contradicts national interests. That sounds like hogwash to me.\n\nWyden's request is of significant interest for two more reasons. First, it is likely that if oil drilling is approved in ANWR, much of that oil will be exported to Asia rather than sold in the U.S. Secondly, the more obvious reason is that every motorist and politician who can warm a chair is concerned about the nation's growing dependence on imported oil. It would seem to contradict our economic and political interests to worsen this imbalance by selling off our own supplies.\n\nIn a letter sent Monday to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Wyden demanded release of the information, calling it "directly relevant to the coming Congressional debate on how to address our nation's dependence on imports of oil and other petroleum products."\n\nI'd call that an understatement. But Wyden faces an uphill battle to get a committee to demand the numbers. Though Wyden is a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, it and all other Congressional committees are controlled by Republicans. And as we've seen, Republicans these days aren't very interested in facts, especially if those facts contradict their agenda.
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Sure we could, but why bother taking over such a wasteland.  Once the oil goes, they are done.
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The war is wrong no matter who supported it. Besides, you can get yourself into a half-baked idea and later realize it was foolish. That's the real problem with what's going on; we refuse to pull out and spare American lives and resources.
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Water as fuel is not reality. Neither is the belief we are fighting for oil.\n\nYou might as well believe in the tooth fairy and Easter bunny.
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Technicaly, the war is over, but the troops are there to defend from terrorists, the Al Quada mainly. And we probably get most of our oil from saudia arabia anyway.
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if there are people out there who dont support our troops should be shot for treason...ok maybe thats a little harsh but i hold our troops in the highest repect...i feel like dirt compared to them and id give anything to help their situations over seas....it doesnt matter if you support bush or the war on terror....fuck the cause but stand by our men and women in uniform who signed on for a job and have no choice but to follow their leader and do what they were trained to do...i love all of you and watch your asses and keep your fuckin heads low out there and GET HOME SAFELY to this wonderful homeland we call AMERICA...we need to remember our history and the men who've died to allow us to live and prosper the way we do...yes we are in some rough times but were AMERICANS for christsake and we will make it out on top... GOD BLESS THE USA AND OUR TROOPS  WE LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
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Well, our liberal politicians apparently want us dependant on foreign oil.\n\nWe have not been able to build or increase a refinery in the U.S. in 30 years, thanks to liberal legislation.  We lost a refinery recently in New Orleans.  That means we have less refining capabilities than we did 30 years ago.  Do you think we have less demad for oil?  Of course, the liberal socialists will try to tell you that supply vs. demand has no effect on the price of gas, and the liberal sheeple will believe anything they are told by them.\n\nWe also have  tons of oil that we could be drilling in our country, and on our shores.  China is drilling off the coast of Florida (or should I say Cuba), but we are not allowed to, because the liberals want you to believe the earth will look like the exxon valdez spill.  Of course its ok to drill elsewhere, apparently the earth isn't important in other countries.\n\nFact is, there are environmentally safe ways to drill for oil these days.  But the libs don't want anything good to happen to this country unless one of their socialist representatives are in office.  It's no wonder why they have so little support.\n\n----------------------\n\nThere is no doubt that we need other, cleaner sources for oil.  However, that will take a long time, and we need power sources now.  Take advantage of our resources now, while we are working on other methods.
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Yes, I support our troops.\nI think the invasion of Iraq was a horrible mistake, but that certainly is not the fault of the troops.\nVery interesting points you make, although the rationing of resources I feel would be unnecessary.\nI would agree with your other two suggestions however.
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Republicans had to have something to take our minds off what they were fixing to do to the price of oil. As for the war, I can not understand how you can win a war that you can not fight. We hold off for fear of what might happen to women and children. Who cared about our women and children when 9/11 came to our country. Turn the military LOSE and let them get finished and come on home. At the same time you will make an example for that other brain dead idiot that keeps running his mouth!
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What CAN we do?  It is not financially feasible to do anything at this point...we art out of money, out of troops and out of morale.  Who's would support a war?  Sanctions, sure...anything else? Nope.