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To: longnshort who wrote (9563)1/5/2005 1:06:56 PM
From: sea_urchin  Respond to of 20039
 
longnshort > The lib enviro wackos won't let us drill off shore

Although it wasn't the prime reason, which was limitation of environmental pollution, the unintended consequence is also very beneficial. The US can use everyone else's oil now and keep American oil in reserve for whenever.

So, for various reasons, it wasn't a stupid idea.