Inuyasha
DP Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2005
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- Political Leaning
- Moderate
While we are running around solving the most profound problems of the human race, like Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or worrying about gay cowpokes other things are going on.
I am a person who believes that if we are in Iraq and Afghanistan we are there for a reason and it is not to spend 200 billion taxpayer dollars simply to bring democracy to far away places. Bring a democracy is a tool to keep us in the area and to have influence. To me the reason for being in these two places is oil. That is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. It is life in the modern world.
It is my contention that if you can control Iraq and Afghanistan you can effectively put the squeeze on Iran . But not be necessarily for Iranian oil. That is a consolation prize. But rather to be able to go into Iran and build a pipeline to the Indian Ocean ports with the object of getting the oil from the north to market. Who ever controls that pipeline effectively controls most of the world.
The nations to the north of the ME oil producing nation have the largest known oil fields in the world and most of this area has not been effectively exploited for its oil. When it is a lot will change.
Why this concern on my part? Because this morning on the AM news it was announced that China has struck a deal with Kazakhstan to by 140 million barrels per annum through a pipeline that now exists between the two nations. This makes Kazakhstan the third largest oil exporter in the world, The Chinese can use all the petroleum they can get to feed their growing economy. This news was not even talked about it was just put on the bottom screen ticker tape news.We better get crackin' . Oh and BTW Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I am a person who believes that if we are in Iraq and Afghanistan we are there for a reason and it is not to spend 200 billion taxpayer dollars simply to bring democracy to far away places. Bring a democracy is a tool to keep us in the area and to have influence. To me the reason for being in these two places is oil. That is neither a good thing nor a bad thing. It is life in the modern world.
It is my contention that if you can control Iraq and Afghanistan you can effectively put the squeeze on Iran . But not be necessarily for Iranian oil. That is a consolation prize. But rather to be able to go into Iran and build a pipeline to the Indian Ocean ports with the object of getting the oil from the north to market. Who ever controls that pipeline effectively controls most of the world.
The nations to the north of the ME oil producing nation have the largest known oil fields in the world and most of this area has not been effectively exploited for its oil. When it is a lot will change.
Why this concern on my part? Because this morning on the AM news it was announced that China has struck a deal with Kazakhstan to by 140 million barrels per annum through a pipeline that now exists between the two nations. This makes Kazakhstan the third largest oil exporter in the world, The Chinese can use all the petroleum they can get to feed their growing economy. This news was not even talked about it was just put on the bottom screen ticker tape news.We better get crackin' . Oh and BTW Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.