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To: bruinbirdman

I thought Barry Obama and Al Gore said that petroleum is a thing of the past? Why are Vietnam, China and the Philippines fighting over oil, then?

2 posted on 06/27/2009 2:02:56 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (In memory of my father, Gunnery Sgt., USMC, WWII and Korea, 1925-2002)

To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think it is more than petroleum they are after.

These countries feel there sovereignty and security are undermined by China and China feels the same.

Controlling the Spratly Islands is about exercising their muscle, making a stand.

Then again maybe China is ‘feeling its’ oats’.

3 posted on 06/27/2009 2:45:31 AM PDT by Osnome (Moderation in all things)

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