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*Originally posted by Changez_like: *
$900 million is only for the "reconstruction" phase. What about the free flow of oil? Who will be "controlling" the oil flow? "price"? "profit sharing" ?
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OPEC most likely.
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*Originally posted by storch: *
The 75 Billion may barely cover the war. The real figure after rebuilding phase could be much, much more.
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Rebuilding? I dont quite understand that term after they smoke the whole country alive with massive bombing.
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*Originally posted by Rehaan: *
Rebuilding? I dont quite understand that term after they smoke the whole country alive with massive bombing.
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What we're trying to understand in this thread is how we can make economic sense of this War of Oil proposition.
you are funny.
storch,
the idea is not just pumping the oil away. it's sitting atop that resource to ensure a steady supply and to make everyone else go through you before they get it..
Can China wage a war against the US without Oil?
I would not disagree that stabilizing the resource has something to do with this. That stability will not solely benefit the U.S. will it?
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*Originally posted by storch: *
I would not disagree that stabilizing the resource has something to do with this. That stability will not solely benefit the U.S. will it?
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Oil is not the SOLE reason, there are other reasons which benefit US/Israel. Oil is ONE BIG reason.
yawn Why dont you guys give Afghanistan the 5 billion they need before re-building Iraq
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*yawn Why dont you guys give Afghanistan the 5 billion they need before re-building Iraq
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Consider it done.
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*Originally posted by Chaltahai: *
Before some child delves into that, give me a definition of present value of money
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Using whose discount rate? 30% for Iraq? Or 6% for US? Or something else?
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Consider it done.
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That will be the day
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That will be the day
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Yawn, back at 'cha. Now, back to this pesky oil question. Somebody lay it out for me, really. How does it work economically and politically?
Fine USe 6% as the exchange mechanism will be in dollar terms anyway.,
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Yawn, back at 'cha. Now, back to this pesky oil question. Somebody lay it out for me, really. How does it work economically and politically?
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I dont buy that argument completely. The oil is one of many things. Stragetically Iraq is a spearhead to take out Irani nuclear plants operational in 2007. If Pakistan or any other nation causes a problem in the region, the US have the man power to take out any threat. It also allows for a clear and precise military strike against "terrorists" when the US is attacked or US interests are attacked.
Oil is one of many reasons. Politically you scare the hell out of any muslim countries that wont go the US's way. It is that simple. Politics when it comes to the US is no more than common thuggery.
been hearing that for an year. 
Re: $75 Billion would buy a lot of oil.
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I still need someone out there to make a coherent case backed up with real evidence of how this is a war for oil.
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Like I said - oil is only one factor. The contracts for re-building Iraq will also go mostly to American firms and that in itself will be worth quite a lot for the American economy.
the people who want this war have a very dark sense of humor..
By day, the soldiers from the 101st were kept busy reinforcing the camp they have set up here in central Iraq, primarily a base for the helicopter gunships flown by the division. The official name is Forward Operating Base Shell; another similar base is called Exxon.