"Every year we decide not to produce this reserve for America is another year we send Saddam Hussein a $20 million check," said Rep. Billy Tauzin . . . . . . "What amazes me is this lack of a connection between all of this Iraqi stuff and the reality that we are importing somewhere between 800,000 and 1 million barrels a day from Iraq," said Mr. Murkowski . . .
Wow...knew the economy was weak but didn't know oil had dropped to under ten cents a barrel. Why hasn't this shown up at the pump?
5 posted on 08/01/2002 12:14:59 AM PDT by LarryLied
Yep, looking at it the other way we buy about $6 billion per year from Iraq. That can buy alot of nuc and biological research plus divisions of terrorists.