To: Drew68; Reform4Bush
FWIW, I think we should deplete the oil reserves from the Middle East before we tap into our stash. That is an interesting viewpoint, and one I have not yet considered.
Maybe in 100 years, the Middle East will be buying oil from us, and we will be able to charge them whatever we wish.
28 posted on
04/21/2005 5:22:31 AM PDT by
Skooz
(Host organism for the State parasite)
To: Skooz
Maybe in 100 years, the Middle East will be buying oil from us, and we will be able to charge them whatever we wish. How would they pay for it? Except for oil, Arab GDP consists of pushing dirt around with sticks and collecting ransoms.
69 posted on
04/21/2005 11:21:01 AM PDT by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Skooz
Well, given their huge foreign exchange reserves, we could charge $200/barrel and they wouldn't wince for a long time, after sticking it to us for $30-50 per barrel all this time (much smaller population, fewer cars, better able to weather it...
75 posted on
04/21/2005 12:47:24 PM PDT by
Schwaeky
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