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| Pat | Feb 23 2012, 01:56 AM Post #41 |
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I agree, Paul would defend our interests. From what I have read from him, he doesn't consider the middle east worthy of committing troops to. Europe and Asia have more on the line in the middle east than we do. Let them deal with Iran and regional issues. In fact Chris, let our European allies defend what interests we might have in that region while they are defending theirs.
Edited by Pat, Feb 23 2012, 01:57 AM.
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| Chris | Feb 23 2012, 02:11 AM Post #42 |
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That would have been a good idea with Libya. I still haven't heard what our interests were there. |
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| Thumper | Feb 23 2012, 02:11 AM Post #43 |
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Link? |
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| Mountainrivers | Feb 23 2012, 02:17 AM Post #44 |
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Our interests were intermingled with the interests of the European countries whose oil supply was at risk. If we are going to ask them to join us in situations like that, we have to be willing to reciprocate. |
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| Chris | Feb 23 2012, 02:40 AM Post #45 |
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I thought oil was the motivation invented for Iraq by liberals. Now it was for attacking Libya? I've only heard Obama speak of humanitarian reasons for bombing Libyans. |
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| Mountainrivers | Feb 23 2012, 02:42 AM Post #46 |
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Oil was the motivation for Iraq. It's also the motivation for Libya. But, I suppose there was probably some motivation to protect the folks we wanted in power. |
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| Chris | Feb 23 2012, 03:03 AM Post #47 |
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We took Iraq's oil? |
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| campingken | Feb 23 2012, 03:47 AM Post #48 |
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I remember watching the "Kudlow and Cramer" show just after the invasion. Kudlow announced that the results of the invasion would be 12 - 12- 12. Within 12 months we would be pumping 12 million barrels of Iraqi oil a day and oil would be selling for $12 a barrel. Unfortuately the Iraqui's didn't know this and kept blowing the hell out of their oil pipe lines etc after we "freed" them. |
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| Chris | Feb 23 2012, 03:54 AM Post #49 |
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That's how I recall it and recall the neocon letters about it, not intent of taking the oil at all, but ensuring it flows into the free market. Neocons, people who think you can force the global free market. Edited by Chris, Feb 23 2012, 03:54 AM.
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| campingken | Feb 23 2012, 04:05 AM Post #50 |
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Personally I don't think that we would have cared about how evil Saddam was if Iraq had sat upon the world's 4th largest carrot patch rather than oil reserve... |
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