We can’t leave Iraq until we’ve gotten all the oil! - Today’s Headlines 4/11/08

[Caro]

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Bush says U.S. strategy in Iraq needs more time
WASHINGTON — President Bush said Thursday that Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, will "have all the time he needs" to decide how and when to reduce American forces after the additional troops that were sent to Iraq last year are withdrawn by the end of July.
We can’t leave Iraq until we’ve gotten all the oil!—Caro

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[Turbineguy]

1. Uhhhhh.....

It was always for sale. Bush merely added $30 per barrel to the cost by attacking them.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. More than $30 to the price, isn't it?

[Turbineguy]

6. Iraqi reserves:

115 billion barrels

Cost of war (not counting lives): 3 trillion

OK, I exaggerate, $26 per barrel.

That's the great thing about being a republican. You can be off by a factor of 3000 and still keep your job.

[NightWatcher]

3. and sold it to us for 4$ a gallon

and we thought an Oil President would give us cheap gas- silly Americans

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. Only the delusional thought that.

Heard a comic say this: "We have a Texas oil man for pResident and we are paying $3/gallon for gas. Are we fucking retarded?" :silly:

[AndyTiedye]

5. $3? Where? It's almost $4 here in California

Probably $5 by summer.