War Rages, But Life Goes On
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Paul Watson wrote: Still ate lunch today (pie, coke and a danish.) Is South Africa a popular destination for Danes then? :eek:
David Wulff
"Somebody get this freakin' duck away from me!" - Strong Bad [^]
I wouldn't think so if they are going to be eaten for lunch. :omg: ;P BW "We get general information and specific information, but none of the specific information talks about time, place or methods or means..." - Tom Ridge - US Secretary of Homeland Security
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Gary Kirkham wrote: the US has no oil assets in Iraq the US has no oil assets in Iraq, yet :|
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Anti-War/Anti-Bush people claimed that Desert Storm was "About the Oil". The question still remains, where is all of the oil we (the US) aquired after the last war? It doesn't exist! The argument didn't hold water then...it doesn't hold water now. Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks
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Sean Winstead wrote: Or is it that the US maintained some peace wow, isn't it convenient to maintain world peace and protect your oil assets in one go. And don't forget boosting that supreme Amarican moral, increasing the value of the Dollar etc. This Bush must be really clever...
Uh Cois, you didn't talk about Russia and France protecting their oil interest did you?
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Anti-War/Anti-Bush people claimed that Desert Storm was "About the Oil". The question still remains, where is all of the oil we (the US) aquired after the last war? It doesn't exist! The argument didn't hold water then...it doesn't hold water now. Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks
Thanks to GW1 Us secured oil from Saudi Arabia and Koweit, with a military presence. Where's all the oil? in SUV, to sum-up. US are the biggest consumers of Oil through the entire World.
Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop
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I wouldn't think so if they are going to be eaten for lunch. :omg: ;P BW "We get general information and specific information, but none of the specific information talks about time, place or methods or means..." - Tom Ridge - US Secretary of Homeland Security
Well I dunno... that would be an incentive for me to take longer lunch breaks. :-O
David Wulff
"Somebody get this freakin' duck away from me!" - Strong Bad [^]
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It's a national order to carry gas masks everywhere...
Felix Gartsman wrote: It's a national order to carry gas masks everywhere... Where is this? (Can't see your location in your profile)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
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Well I dunno... that would be an incentive for me to take longer lunch breaks. :-O
David Wulff
"Somebody get this freakin' duck away from me!" - Strong Bad [^]
:laugh: BW "We get general information and specific information, but none of the specific information talks about time, place or methods or means..." - Tom Ridge - US Secretary of Homeland Security
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Thanks to GW1 Us secured oil from Saudi Arabia and Koweit, with a military presence. Where's all the oil? in SUV, to sum-up. US are the biggest consumers of Oil through the entire World.
Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop
So are you saying that the US didn't buy oil from OPEC (i.e. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and others) before Desert Storm? KaЯl wrote: US are the biggest consumers of Oil through the entire World That may be so, but it is not Iraqi oil. Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks
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So are you saying that the US didn't buy oil from OPEC (i.e. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and others) before Desert Storm? KaЯl wrote: US are the biggest consumers of Oil through the entire World That may be so, but it is not Iraqi oil. Gary Kirkham A working Program is one that has only unobserved bugs I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks
IMO, western societies are highly dependant on oil, a strategical resource. It seems logical from the US point of view to ensure the flow coming from middle east will continue. Moreover, US have clearly said by the rejection of Kyoto protocol they refuse to change their way of consuming natural resources, and would continue to increase their needs. Control of Iraqi fields could be a solution to match the difference, without drilling in Alaska, for example. I don't think oil is the main reason for an US invasion, but I think it's definitively one. The economical side of this war is far from being negligeable: From the NY times, quoting the WSJ (need free registration): "Back in January, an article in The Wall Street Journal noted: "With oil reserves second only to Saudi Arabia's, Iraq would offer the oil industry enormous opportunity should a war topple Saddam Hussein. But the early spoils would probably go to companies needed to keep Iraq's already rundown oil operations running, especially if facilities were further damaged in a war. Oil-services firms such as Halliburton Co., where Vice President Dick Cheney formerly served as chief executive, and Schlumberger Ltd. are seen as favorites for what could be as much as $1.5 billion in contracts."
Angels banished from heaven have no choice but to become demons Cowboy Bebop
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Saddam has already said he will be using chem weapons. I guess those are the ones he destroyed. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
I did not see that news at all. When did he say that? I just looked at BBC, FOX and CNN. My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers
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Felix Gartsman wrote: It's a national order to carry gas masks everywhere... Where is this? (Can't see your location in your profile)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.
Paul Watson wrote: Where is this? Israel Paul Watson wrote: (Can't see your location in your profile) Sorry, just updated it.
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Paul Watson wrote: Where is this? Israel Paul Watson wrote: (Can't see your location in your profile) Sorry, just updated it.
Felix Gartsman wrote: Israel Ahhh, ok now I see. No offense but my post certainly did not include people in Israel, Palestine, the Congo, Chechneya etc. We know war, terror etc. affects them. But a majority here on CP are not affected by the war.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaMacbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er DavidW wrote: You are totally mad. Nice.