Originally posted by whodeyI don't believe we invaded Iraq for oil.
Here is a web site that explaining both China and India have plans to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/09/news/economy/oil_cuba/index.htm
Legislators in the US are fuming that Cuba is opening up its continental shelf for oil and gas exploration while most of the US continental shelf outside the Gulf of Mexico, which exte ...[text shortened]... flows but will not do so much as drill 50 miles off its own coast line to help the situation.
Originally posted by uzlessMan I hate those monster vehicles. I am happy about the oil crisis because of those things.
FFS...the US doesn't need anymoe oil from the Gulf of Mexico or Alaska or anywhere else for that matter.
Here's an EASY way to solve your oil usage crisis.......
STOP BUYING GIGANTIC SUV'S AND PICK UP TRUCKS YOU IDIOTS!!!!!
Originally posted by richjohnsonGood point. People often ignore the fact that oil under our land is going to stay there until we take it. Some restraint in the present can pay huge dividends in the future.
Yes, for what possible reason would someone with a large amount of something that is almost certain to increase in value over time want to hold onto it?
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungYou think the fact that Iraq had the second largest oil reserves played no part in the decision to invade? How about to stay indefinitely?:
I don't believe we invaded Iraq for oil.
Give me a second here, Rush, because I want to share something with you," Bush said. "I am deeply concerned about a country, the United States, leaving the Middle East."
Bush said that he was "worried that rival forms of extremists will battle for power, obviously creating incredible damage if they do so; that they will topple modern governments, that they will be in a position to use oil as a tool to blackmail the West."
"People say, 'What do you mean by that?'" The president continued. "I say, 'If they control oil resources, then they pull oil off the market in order to run the price up, and they will do so unless we abandon Israel, for example, or unless we abandon allies.'"
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Bush_tells_Rush_hes_deeply_concerned_1101.html
Originally posted by no1marauderOops. I take it back then. He was pretty open about it it seems!
You think the fact that Iraq had the second largest oil reserves played no part in the decision to invade? How about to stay indefinitely?:
Give me a second here, Rush, because I want to share something with you," Bush said. "I am deeply concerned about a country, the United States, leaving the Middle East."
Bush said that he was "wor ...[text shortened]...
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Bush_tells_Rush_hes_deeply_concerned_1101.html
Originally posted by no1marauderJohn McCain also said this: "My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will -- that will then prevent us -- that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East.”
You think the fact that Iraq had the second largest oil reserves played no part in the decision to invade? How about to stay indefinitely?:
Give me a second here, Rush, because I want to share something with you," Bush said. "I am deeply concerned about a country, the United States, leaving the Middle East."
Bush said that he was "wor ...[text shortened]...
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Bush_tells_Rush_hes_deeply_concerned_1101.html
He backpedaled on it afterwards, saying that he said at the time that the Iraq war was due to WMD and that it would just be silly for him to change his story now. (Of course, McCain has flip-flopped on a whole bunch of different issues.)
Originally posted by spurs73What a dumbass.
send the troops in, I say....bomb the bar-stewarts.. how dare India and China do this... heck... look guys...we cant let dark skinned people do this....
send in the B52s....the GIs... special forces....
all sing....one..two..three..
LAND OF THE BRAVE.... AND.... THAAAAA HOME OF THE FREEEEEEEEEEE!
USA!
USA!
USA!
USA!
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWhat about me in my big truck delivering goods everywhere in the US. Last month I spent $50,000.00 on diesel for my trucks. I have to pass that along to the consumers which I am also a consumer. Without a good business plan it's hard survive out here.
Man I hate those monster vehicles. I am happy about the oil crisis because of those things.
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Originally posted by slimjimYou're using that fuel to do honest work. Do you use it to drive around during rush hour when it's unloaded and you're by yourself? Do you park it on the streets, taking up multiple parking spaces? Do you tailgate people at top speed when you can't stop because of the mass of your vehicle? I lost my car because some college girl was doing that to me and couldn't stop when I had to stop.
What about me in my big truck delivering goods everywhere in the US. Last month I spent $50,000.00 on diesel for my trucks. I have to pass that along to the consumers which I am also a consumer. Without a good business plan it's hard survive out here.
I don't have a problem with SUVs being used to carry a family of six camping, or to help people move to new apartments. But when half the vehicles on the tightly packed freeway are supersized SUVs with one person inside, and I can't park my car because one SUV, sloppily parked, takes up two spaces...I get irritated. The typical SUV owner's attitude is "F*** you, this is the land of the free, I'll drive anything I want and kiss my ass if you don't like it, I'm going to drive around in circles and burn gas just to piss you off...while I'm at it, I'll make sure I take as much parking space as I can, because I can, and because it amuses me to upset other people...In this dog eat dog world, I'm a big dog in a big car who can smash your car so don't mess with me". I am pleased that these tools are suffering for it now.
SUVs are not practical personal transport for one person in the big city. They cause huge problems for the rest of us. Not that I advocate making them illegal or anything...
Having to pay a few more bucks for stuff doesn't bother me that much if it puts pressure on the casual SUV drivers.
Your high gas prices are in part the fault of these SUV owners.
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Originally posted by slimjimSorry to hear that. Are you consdering finding another line of work?
What about me in my big truck delivering goods everywhere in the US. Last month I spent $50,000.00 on diesel for my trucks. I have to pass that along to the consumers which I am also a consumer. Without a good business plan it's hard survive out here.
Really I see the future of the trucking companies as being slim to none. (no pun intended) I think what will probably happen is trucking will no longer be viewd as a way to make a profit, rather, it will be viewed as a mere expense. For example, a business like Krogers will have have their own trucks to transport their produce and simply write it off as a business expense.
Originally posted by no1marauderNo way. We have ethanol to save us!!!! 😛
"People say, 'What do you mean by that?'" The president continued. "I say, 'If they control oil resources, then they pull oil off the market in order to run the price up, and they will do so unless we abandon Israel, for example, or unless we abandon allies.'"