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2008-10-27 11:34:10

#51

imortal: Member; +240|6665|Austin, TX

Turquoise wrote:
I still wonder why we haven't secured some of the oil wealth for ourselves. We really should.

We did, don't you remember? This was all a War For Oil. The only reason we invaded was to get our greedy little capitalist imperial hands on the sovereign oil of the peace-loving nation of Iraq.

Obviously, the only reason we have not seen any benifit of it is that all of the evil oil companies kept all of the profit, then got really greedy and hiked up the price of oil to keep their record profits up. Now, the reason the prices are down is because they are scared that the people are rising up and looking for alternative fuels seriously now, so they dropped to price to keep us hooked.

After all, the oil companies run the world and control the economy, right?
[/sarcasm]

2008-10-27 11:53:00

#52

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6556

It's not like they didn't try:

"Paul Bremer, chief executive of Iraq, planned to restructure Iraq's state owned economy with free market thinking. Order 39 laid out the framework for full privatization in Iraq, except for "primary extraction and initial processing" of oil, and permitted 100% foreign ownership of Iraqi assets. Paul Bremer also ordered a flat tax rate of 15% and allowed foreign corporations to repatriate all profits earned in Iraq. Opposition from senior Iraqi officials, together with the poor security situation, meant that Bremer's privatization plan was not implemented during his tenure, though his orders remain in place."

"The Iraq oil law, also referred to as the Iraq hydrocarbon law, is a proposed piece of legislation submitted to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in May 2007.

The Iraqi government has yet to reach an agreement on the law. In June 2008, the Iraqi Oil Ministry announced plans to go ahead with small one or two year no-bid contracts to Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP — once partners in the Iraq Petroleum Company — along with Chevron and smaller firms to service Iraq’s largest fields. These plans were cancelled in September because negotiations had stalled for so long that the work could not be completed within the time frame, according to Iraqi oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani. Several United States senators had also criticized the deal, arguing it was hindering efforts to pass the hydrocarbon law."

2008-10-28 14:47:09

#53

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6344|tropical regions of london

start the draft and invade iran.

2008-10-28 16:18:02

#54

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

God Save the Queen wrote:
start the draft and invade iran.

i am with you on that brother.

Last edited by usmarine (2008-10-28 16:31:06)

2008-10-28 16:54:29

#55

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|5699

usmarine wrote:
God Save the Queen wrote:
start the draft and invade iran.
i am with you on that brother.

My life is too precious, gtfo.

2008-10-28 16:56:28

#56

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

too bad. draft time. i choose infantry for you son.

2008-10-29 02:32:58

#57

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6411|'Murka

12/f/taiwan wrote:
My life is too precious.

Says you. This ain't Jaycees Teeball, son.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-10-29 04:39:37

#58

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6106|eXtreme to the maX

You have fun with Iran.
The really do have WMD, and would use them.
And hopefully oil at $500/barrel will finally kill your oil dependent economy.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2008-10-29 04:50:38)

Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!

2008-10-29 04:56:43

#59

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

Dilbert_X wrote:
And hopefully oil at $500/barrel will finally kill your oil dependent economy.

right....lol. every economy is dependent on oil. your boy hugo and his socialist govt is financed by almost all oil profits.

2008-10-29 05:09:09

#60

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,810|6106|eXtreme to the maX

The US economy is much more dependent on oil than most others, in terms of GDP per barrel.
Noticed how OPEC keep winding up the price?

Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй!

2008-10-29 06:02:07

#61

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|6542|Texas - Bigger than France

Dilbert_X wrote:
The US economy is much more dependent on oil than most others, in terms of GDP per barrel.
Noticed how OPEC keep winding up the price?

Law of supply and conspiracy.

Did I get that right?

2008-10-29 15:27:27

#62

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6344|tropical regions of london

draft!draft!draft!

2008-10-29 15:28:51

#63

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

God Save the Queen wrote:
draft!draft!draft!

"You talking about killing? Hmm? Y'all experts? Y'all know about killing? I'd like to hear about it, potheads. "

2008-10-29 15:29:32

#64

topal63: . . .; +533|6719

God Save the Queen wrote:
draft!draft!draft!

If you mean: beer!beer!beer!

Then I: agree!agree!agree!

2008-10-29 15:31:31

#65

13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|5699

12/f/taiwan wrote:
My life is too precious.

2008-10-29 15:32:35

#66

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

12/f/taiwan wrote:
12/f/taiwan wrote:
My life is too precious.

"Everybody gotta die some time"

2008-10-29 15:34:25

#67

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6344|tropical regions of london

2008-10-29 19:07:56

#68

Lotta_Drool: Spit; +350|6183|Ireland

GS wrote:

/fixed you wanna be

2008-10-29 19:38:34

#69

MGS3_GrayFox: Member; +50|6168

usmarine wrote:
12/f/taiwan wrote:
12/f/taiwan wrote:
My life is too precious.
"Everybody gotta die some time"

Some people should do so first.

2008-10-29 19:39:06

#70

Icleos: Member; +101|6742

God Save the Queen wrote:
start the draft and invade iran.

Good thing I just signed up for Air Force.

2008-10-29 20:11:30

#71

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

MGS3_GrayFox wrote:
usmarine wrote:
12/f/taiwan wrote:

"Everybody gotta die some time"
Some people should do so first.

ooooo they did. we called them hajji

2008-10-29 20:27:16

#72

MGS3_GrayFox: Member; +50|6168

usmarine wrote:
MGS3_GrayFox wrote:
usmarine wrote:

"Everybody gotta die some time"
Some people should do so first.
ooooo they did. we called them hajji

Haiji? Quite interesting...

2008-10-29 20:28:20

#73

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6762

MGS3_GrayFox wrote:
Haiji? Quite interesting...

as interesting as you

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