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Originally posted by Buff
Hmm. Oil or fuel? You know there is a big difference between unrefined oil and the fuel used to power our military vehicles. right?
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there IS a huge difference - hence my highlighting the paragraph where it says it's being subsidised at the pump for
regular Iraqis. Iraq had so much REFINED fuel normal Iraqi's fill their tanks up drive to the border and siphon it off to sell it for a profit.
But we'd have to look at exactly how much reserves they have, what their current production capacity is etc.
Anyways you guys seemed to have missed this the most important paragraph in your knee jerk reaction to criticism against the administration :
"Reps. Henry Waxman of California and John Dingell of Michigan complained to the Bush administration that Halliburton's KBR subsidiary is billing the Army between $1.62 and $1.70 per gallon, while the average price for Middle East gasoline is 71 cents. "
Why are you paying ~$1.65 when you could save over half by paying 71c for Saudi GASOLINE.
fuck Iraqi stuff - screw whatever they've got and their bombed out facilities - You can buy the shit less than half price in the region!
next time theres a democrat in office (as if they're any better) and you complain about government waste I hope you remember this.
If you don't care that they're lining their friend's pockets at US taxpayers expense then.. good whatever. applaud their untouchable craftyness, but don't make excuses for it just come out and say it.