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Originally Posted by Thalasar
You realize of course that the US Army protecting the Oil Ministry during the invasion and the current contract by the US for oil companies in Iraq (the most generous to oil companies in the history of the oil industry) mitigate against your point right? Furthermore you are looking at CURRENT IMPORTS. Iraq has the 2nd largest proven reserves of oil on the planet. Invading Saudi Arabia would prove far too upsetting to Muslims but Iraq is another story.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/oil/irqindx.htm |
Dude, who cares if they have the largest reserves? We aren't setting up shop and building houses there so American's can come over and take over the country.
The current imports are exactly what they are, current. Theorizing 'future' plans to drain those reserves are so far fetched.
If we wanted to take their oil, they would be the #1 importer.
Iraq is 97% Muslim by the way...