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**SantaGanstag** · 01-09-2010, 02:47 PM

I have supported Obama right up to this time but couldn't even continue to listen to his rhetoric about our success in Iraq (especially when he tilted his head back and spoke down his nose). I think the war was wrong but had he said "We believe we have secured control of the second largest oil reserve in the world and thus have helped preserve the security of our nation" I would have thought ("all things considered he may be right but in the end have we really secured anything ? )

Oh, dear Lord, are there really still people so utterly uninformed that they think we get significant amounts of oil from Iraq?

Of the 10,863,000 barrels of petroleum we import every day, 505,000 come from Iraq. That's about 4.6%.

Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries

Boy, we sure are just sucking that Iraqi oil dry now that we've "secured" it, aren't we?

I think you're on the right track when you contemplate going fishing this time around......

01-09-2010, 02:47 PM	#10
SantaGanstag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 411 Senior Member	I have supported Obama right up to this time but couldn't even continue to listen to his rhetoric about our success in Iraq (especially when he tilted his head back and spoke down his nose). I think the war was wrong but had he said "We believe we have secured control of the second largest oil reserve in the world and thus have helped preserve the security of our nation" I would have thought ("all things considered he may be right but in the end have we really secured anything ? ) Oh, dear Lord, are there really still people so utterly uninformed that they think we get significant amounts of oil from Iraq? Of the 10,863,000 barrels of petroleum we import every day, 505,000 come from Iraq. That's about 4.6%. Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries Boy, we sure are just sucking that Iraqi oil dry now that we've "secured" it, aren't we? I think you're on the right track when you contemplate going fishing this time around......
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