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To: one_less who wrote (517)6/16/2008 1:11:56 PM
From: Broken_Clock  Respond to of 3816
 
Drill it. Cheaper than war in Iraq.



To: one_less who wrote (517)6/16/2008 1:30:06 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 3816
 
>A beautiful wildlife refuge would be disturbed by humans once again, with animal lives changed in the process.

Not to any great extent.

>The reserve can be saved as a last resort decades from now when we've exhausted other supplies.

Thats the best argument for not drilling in my opinion, but it isn't a strong enough argument.