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Abrignac Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 1:26 PM EST
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"People say we're not fighting for oil. Of course we are," said the Republican Senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel to law students of Catholic University last September. "They talk about America's national interest. What the hell do you think they're talking about? We're not there for figs." Circa 2007
bloody spaniard Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 2:13 PM EST
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IMHO we were "there" mostly for OTHER folks' (Europe, Japan...) access to oil.
Then when Dubya promised to compensate the taxpayer for the 50 billion/yr war effort in Iraq with Iraq's oil revenues, he (and Iraq) later conveniently got amnesia and Iraq bid out the refinery/processing services to the highest bidder.

Think

Wonder if Kuwait lost our phone number after we liberated them & they became our instant "best friends"? Haven't heard nor gotten any support from them in a while...

Think

I'd also like to thank the military industrial complex (and their investors) for their service to themselves.
pdxstogieman Offline
#3 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 2:36 PM EST
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bloody spaniard wrote:
I'd also like to thank the military industrial complex (and their investors) for their service to themselves.


Sad but true. We all owe them...a guaranteed revenue stream and the lives of our young if that's what it takes to protect that sacred revenue stream.
nicholasjames Offline
#4 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 2:45 PM EST
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i dont understand why we dont buy the oil from canada. or better yet drill for the oil on our own ground. to hell w/the middle east.
nicholasjames Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 2:46 PM EST
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if common sense and logic are not bein used. that tells me the "fix" is in. what ever that "fix" maybe.
Brewha Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 2:50 PM EST
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With few exceptions, I believe that the following is true of all wars;

Wars are always fought over possessions (land, oil, control of the labor).
Those who fight the wars are not the ones who benefit most from them.
Both sides believe God is on their side.
Someone always gets rich off of the war.
chemyst Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 2:52 PM EST
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Now we have enough oil and gas in North America to forget the Middle East.
Let's do it!

Actually, we could remove most of our foreign aid, and military bases, and save
a bundle more. Let the world pay for their own defense. Why should the USA?

Chemyst Cool
tailgater Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 3:19 PM EST
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Whoa, dude.

Like, MAJOR flash back here.

Warn me next time you decide to argue yesterday's news.

Thanks.
bloody spaniard Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 4:22 PM EST
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tailgater wrote:
Whoa, dude.
Like, MAJOR flash back here.
Warn me next time you decide to argue yesterday's news.
Thanks.




That's ok, lil' feller. You must have had some of the brown acid. Just don't stare at the white light & keep walking...

Think of this thread as the proverbial infected boil that needs periodic lancing but never completely heals.
wheelrite Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 4:26 PM EST
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bloody spaniard wrote:
That's ok, lil' feller. You must have had some of the brown acid. Just don't stare at the white light & keep walking...
.


And NEVER look in the mirror while on an Acid Trip...


just saying...
bloody spaniard Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 4:28 PM EST
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ThumpUp

Good seeing you, Wheel. You've been on a roll of late.
wheelrite Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 4:30 PM EST
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bloody spaniard wrote:
ThumpUp

Good seeing you, Wheel. You've been on a roll of late.


Hey Bloody !!

hug da family for Nurse Terrie and I.
Herfing
DrafterX Offline
#13 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 4:37 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
And NEVER look in the mirror while on an Acid Trip...


just saying...



reminds me of a weird night many, many years ago.... we were at a party tripping one night when someone discovered lip prints all over the bathroom mirror.... I guess someone really like themselves.... it was weird and everyone had a good a laugh.... nobody came clean tho.... then we forgot about it.... Mellow
Brewha Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 5:01 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
reminds me of a weird night many, many years ago.... we were at a party tripping one night when someone discovered lip prints all over the bathroom mirror.... I guess someone really like themselves.... it was weird and everyone had a good a laugh.... nobody came clean tho.... then we forgot about it.... Mellow

Oh - Dude! Just reading that really got my nostalgia going. Hell, there was this one time I remember

Uh, no I don't remember . . .
frankj1 Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 5:19 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Hey Bloody !!

hug da family for Nurse Terrie and I.
Herfing

I'm telling your mother you didn't use the first person objective case pronoun, "me", as the object of the preposition "for".
wheelrite Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 5:42 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I'm telling your mother you didn't use the first person objective case pronoun, "me", as the object of the preposition "for".


she would correct me for sured'oh!
frankj1 Offline
#17 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 7:10 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
she would correct me for sured'oh!

I know! Don't make me go up there.
You of all people. You even use infer correctly, something 98.2% do not.
wheelrite Offline
#18 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 7:27 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I know! Don't make me go up there.
You of all people. You even use infer correctly, something 98.2% do not.


sorry !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ya know,
even Frank Sinatra coughed while singing sometimes
frankj1 Offline
#19 Posted: Sat, Jan 5 2013, 7:32 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
sorry !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ya know,
even Frank Sinatra coughed while singing sometimes

funny.

objection withdrawn.
Brewha Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, Jan 6 2013, 12:32 PM EST
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I've heard it said that the only reason for the war is that the Arabs decided to live on top of our oil . . . .
rfenst Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, Jan 6 2013, 4:06 PM EST
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Brewha wrote:
I've heard it said that the only reason for the war is that the Arabs decided to live on top of our oil . . . .


Thank you.
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