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Originally posted by SpaceAce
I can't believe how many people keep repeating this tired old bullshit without checking any facts. Here's a fact for you: the United States gets most of its crude oil from Canada Yes, Canada. Here's another fact: Iraq's oil makes up only about 3% of our imports. Hold on while I try to find specifics...
OK, here:
Canada: 18.9% (2.082 million barrels/day)
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Iraq: 3.3% (366,000 barrels/day)
(Figures as of December 2002)
SpaceAce
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sorry dude.. but I can't let this pass - this is so disingenuous.
one reason America only imports 3.3% of it oil from Iraq?
THEY ARE UNDER SANCTIONS ENFORCED BY THE US! through the UN of course though.
Using a import statisitic has absolutely no bearing on his argument that the war is for oil, I mean if it was for Iraq's oil, wouldn't the whole point be that he wasn't importing enough of it??
And it doesn't change the fact that importing the oil for domestic American use means squat when people are aguing that Bush is "big oil" meaning giving American companies access to the oil is just as significant a factor.
the MUCH more relevant fact is that Iraq has the 2nd largest known oil reserves. If you're going to argue that it's not for oil then argue about the fact that they're second only to Saudi Arabia.
It's like talking about how it's not about oil because their oil production is at "x%" whilst fully knowing that the reason they only produce that amount of oil is that the infrastructure was ruined in the first gulf war and they're only allowed to produce so much.
I just don't see that line of argument convincing anyone because it isn't relevant.