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To: Katelew who wrote (47670)	2/2/2008 12:23:09 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541374

The issue is if we leave Iraq in an manner that causes the country to collapse. The risk to the global economy is huge. Now imagine the strife extends to neighboring export areas. The oil producing regions and exporting are all within hundreds of miles of each other. Kuwait, UAE, Iran, SA. We are not there to obtain oil, only to make sure that stable supply to the world is maintained. Since the USA consumes 25% of the worlds oil production, well use your imagination. The Persian Gulf is like a jugular vein for the global economy. You might want to spend some time on the DOE EIA website. Then get ready to lose some sleep. eia.doe.gov

To: Katelew who wrote (47670)	2/2/2008 12:58:31 PM
From: koan	Respond to of 541374

Great post Kate. I am always amazed that some people feel we can just go over to some country and take their oil. We can't do that. That is stealing-lol. What if Russia or China came over here to steal our coal-lol. another poster: "The loss of Iraqi oil production today would be quite painful. During the next four years its importance will only grow. Imagine a plan to help grow production that might help stabilize world oil prices Kate: "Why can't the US continue buying its oil on the open market like everybody else? What is your vision of an Iraq-US relationship? Have you every thought this through? Are you envisioning Iraq becoming a source for us to obtain oil at BELOW market prices? Is Iraq to be our trillion dollar gas pump? Our very own personal supply? A military occupation of a foreign country is not a very cost effective way to obtain oil. And if you're expecting that very expensive oil to then be sold at below market prices, well, that's both crazy and socialistic. We're a rich country and can continue buying oil until the very last drop. Nothing's going to cut us off from being able to buy oil on the open market, so unless you see something I don't see on the world scene, I don't know why you'd make such a statement. The days of colonization and client states are over. Ignoring that fact it's morally wrong to do so, that kind of imperialism is just too darned expensive in this day and time.