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To: TimF who wrote (254999)	10/12/2005 8:13:33 PM
From: Taro	Respond to of 1572637

Germany now depends on Russian gas for half its energy supplies! Taro

To: TimF who wrote (254999)	10/13/2005 2:33:10 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572637

because if we take very strong steps to try an achieve the goal it would hurt the US economy, and because even if we were not dependent on imported oil the Middle East would still be an area of major strategic importance to us." Brazil has reduced its oil dependency by half and its economy did not go into the toilet. Same with Europe..... I'm not sure why you equate "hurt the economy" with having the economy "go into the toilet". If that's all you meant by "hurt the economy", then let me point out to you that oil at $60 per barrel is already hurting the economy. Now what would rather have.......an economy that's hurting because we are cutting oil dependency by half but where the unspent $$$ stays in the country, or one that is hurting because oil prices are too high and money is going to the Saudis et al to pay for that oil? ted