Posted by 64bowtie on February 14, 2005, at 2:16:06
In reply to Re: Iraqi vote, posted by gromit on February 2, 2005, at 0:40:05
1. 2 hours on the House of Saud on PBS giving a history of the "Deal with the Devil" whereby the House of Saud promises all the oil we want, as long as we provide our military security; we provide them security, act as a worldwide police force, they provide us all the oil we want. 3 time now we have been guilty of voting against the Saudis. Reprisals include The 1973 oil embargo and the shot across the bow known as 9/11. We're not doing very well. Our latest outrage is that the world price of oil is about $50/barrel and we are buying it much less from the Saudis as they stick to our agreement. Yet the oil companies are reselling the Saudi oil to Japan at full price, while we are only using 30% Saudi oil domestically, and providing the rest from our own wells, but claiming they are stuck with that terrible $50/barrel. They are claiming poverty while salting away fortunes.
2. 2.5 billion people who never used to have a car are starting to buy cars like hotcakes and want oil like we want oil. We are 240 million trying to compete with 10 times as many people with no protection agreements and no feeling sense of what low priced gasoline feels like as we do. While in Junior College a million years ago, I pumped Super Shell at $0.349/gallon (35 cents a gallon). I have a lingering longing for 35 cent a gallon gas. The Chinese and Hindus don't care about my longings.
3. Do you really think Bush wants Bin-Laden's head on a platter??? Really! Wrong! Bush still owes the Saudis for his personal business failures that miraculously ended with him making a $10 million 'killing' and several hundred USA investors as big losers. Do you really think he wants to p**s off his benefactors??? If he does, he'll soon be dead or permanently disabled! I vote for disabled! It plays better and builds sympathy among those who 'religiously' listen to that right-wing-circus-act Rush Limpbaugh!
3. The onset of new poverty among American Blacks is leading us dangerously toward a racial civil war. I feel it as I ride the bus to the office. I listen carefully to rhetoric. Its getting dangerous. $10/gallon gasoline wil be the spark plug!!!
The next 18 months to 2 years are going to be troublesome.....
Rod
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