To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Why would they want us to think they have more oil than they do? You’d think it’d be the reverse.
2 posted on
06/05/2008 11:13:36 AM PDT by
Brilliant
To: Brilliant
It’s not *us* they’re trying to fool, primarily.
Imagine what would happen to the Saudi royals if the word gets out that they’re running out of oil in SA.
In addition, a *secondary* reason they want people to think they have more oil than they do is to maintain power over other nations AND to keep people from switching to alternative energy supplies.
3 posted on
06/05/2008 11:16:19 AM PDT by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Brilliant
Why would they want us to think they have more oil than they do? Not us, but each other.
OPEC production quotas are based upon reserves. The more they claim to have, the more they are allowed to produce.
9 posted on
06/05/2008 11:24:30 AM PDT by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Brilliant
Why would they want us to think they have more oil than they do? Youd think itd be the reverseSo you dont go building nuclear power plants and the like, I would think. Thats the reason the OPEC shieks resisted underselling in the past. Complacency ensures a reliable customer base.
To: Brilliant
Why would they want us to think they have more oil than they do? Youd think itd be the reverse. If we think Saudi oil is about to run out, then we would/should be starting NOW to develop other sources of supply, plus building more nuke plants. They want us to think we can depend on them for supplies well into the future
17 posted on
06/05/2008 11:43:13 AM PDT by
PapaBear3625
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
To: Brilliant
Why would they want us to think they have more oil than they do? Youd think itd be the reverse.Absolutely. That way they get the big bucks now, and later when the reserves actually decline.
22 posted on
06/05/2008 1:08:29 PM PDT by
b4its2late
(Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
To: Brilliant
Why would they want us to think they have more oil than they do? Youd think itd be the reverse.
Because, if you're the #1 oil producer in the world, you don't want your clients to know you're running out of oil. That would convince people (if they're smart) to either drill in their own borders or start up nuclear power plants, and there goes a big chunk of the Saudis' moo-lah.
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