[LeGrande]

The only problem with that theory is, Saddam did the very same thing to his own people. We all know how well that worked.

All we have to do is keep the people away from the oil fields.

While you're at it please explain just how we can make oil out of coal? They tried to make gas (Methane) out of it in the mid '70's, but oil was not possible. Did some new miracle technology just spring up out of nowhere?

The same way the Germans did in WWII, it's easy, its just costs a little more than crude does now. Could you be confusing coal with shale?

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

No, coal gasification plants were built in the '70's. The amounts of energy it took to process it, exceeded the energy yield.

If converting coal to oil were viable, we surely would be at it whole hog by now. You still haven't explained how they can do that, I'm curious.