(Steven P. McNicoll) wrote in message om...
(pacplyer) wrote in message . com...

What dumb comments! We import 80% of all our oil from Saudi Arabia.


No, we do not. Since 60% of all our oil is imported, it's obvious
that we do not import 80% of all our oil from Saudi Arabia.

I meant to say: We import 80% of all our *gulf* oil from from Saudi
Arabia. But even that figure fluctuates yearly. So, my statistical
error. Would you agree that pre-war Iraq produced less than 10% of
U.S. imported oil? Post-war it is minimal so far. I doubt the output
has been restored to any comprable pre-war level. My point was that
stealing oil from Iraq was not a motive for the invasion. We should
pick another target, say the Spratly islands (a cache of oil the size
of the whole Persian Gulf) in the South China Sea if we are willing to
spend 170 billion dollars for military action, if the real motive is
oil conquest. I suspect the motives for invading Iraq centered
around a former "employee" (S.H.) publicly defying the Bush Dynasty
(O'niel allusions.) It would be easy then, to justify the action
based on providing stability for the region. IMHO.

pac