bush can't get at Iraqi oil profits. Maybe Dems can.
 

Dems push for forcing Iraq to spend its oil surplus

WASHINGTON ? Democrats plan to push legislation this spring that would force the Iraqi government to spend its own surplus in oil revenues to rebuild the country, sparing U.S. dollars.

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Iraq is looking at a potential boon in oil revenue this year, possibly as much as $100 billion in 2007 and 2008. Meanwhile, the U.S. military is having to buy its fuel on the open market, paying on average $3.23 a gallon and spending some $153 million a month in Iraq on fuel alone.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5686020.html

I watched that whole thing yesterday and if i could of reached threw that tv i would of slapped a few people. When Mccain was questioning Petraeus he lead him all the way with the questioning. Then he had the fucking audacity to actually wink to Petraeus after he was done with his so called questioning.

Also these cock suckers working on a executive order with Iraq to by pass congress in regards to Iraq. All they would have to do is inform congress what they are doing. You gonna
see some heated conversations today when they pick up again at 9am.....

thanks for infos

Leave it to the dems to punish the people who got bombed by making them pay for the USA destroying their country... I guess its better than making the US tax payer though.

You cannot sell their oil! It would make them self sufficient. What would they need us for?

It was Bush and Cheney who kept telling us that Iraqi oil profits would be paying for the entire Iraq war in the first place.

U.S. military doesn't have to buy , they can just come home and workout a war reparation package for " liberating " Iraq ... ( like Japan and Germany did ... ). :2 cents:

they should pay to rebuild their country

What Bush lied???? :1orglaugh

I am tired of hearing the dems say "I was fooled by Bush" after the dems campaign against him telling the world how dumb he was.

(not saying that is what you are saying I am just venting)

Yeah I hear you, Bush and lies is like Mom and apple pies.

I guess I didnt read it the same as you. I didnt see it as the dems punishing anyone at all. This is not only a common sense idea for Iraq to spend it's money on itself (US in debt, Iraq in profit). But ALSO it was the plan in the first place, regardless of who said it.

So how is a plan that makes sense, and was the plan in the first place turn into "the dems punishing the people who got bombed"?

But you know, if a man was convinced by his wife to turn their finances over to an accountant, after she showed him expert predictions and endorsements for this accountant. And the accountant stole all of their money. Did the man "vote for the theft"?

I don't think it is the right thing to do at all but I think it should be done. Sometimes you just gotta be bad.