Where's My Oil?

Oil Imports From Iraq

Published on June 22, 2007 By Jythier In Politics

In 1000 Barrels per day

1999 - 725
2000 - 620
2001 - 795
2002 - 459
2003 - 481
2004 - 655
2005 - 527

2006 - 553 (average of 12 months, not weighted)
2007 - 485 (average of 4 months, not weighted)

So, where's all the extra oil Bush went in to Iraq for? That is why he went in, right? To get me more oil so I can drive my 5 SUVs and fly my private jet around? Where is it? I only want to pay a buck a gallon.

I knew we didn't go in for oil. The whole oil thing was about the same as the WMDs. There was nothing there once we got there. But nobody brings that up now, we all just forget about the oil thing, or just keep living in ignorance.

Link

Comments

Adventure-Dude

on Jun 22, 2007

we all just forget about the oil thing

I don't think we forgot, I think we don't want to sit back and chant, "told ya so, told ya so."

jdkeepsmiling

on Jun 22, 2007

It is a lot easier to blow up a pipeline in the middle of the desert then it is to patrol the thousands of miles of pipeline. 1 point bad guys. Of course we would not have to patrol those pipelines if we had not pissed off the entire population of Iraq and hung out in their country for about 5 years. Just a thought.

MasonM

on Jun 22, 2007

Of course we would not have to patrol those pipelines if we had not pissed off the entire population of Iraq and hung out in their country for about 5 years.

Yeah, they were living so happily before.

ThinkAloud

on Jun 23, 2007

So, where's all the extra oil Bush went in to Iraq for

You can ask the same question about OUR own oil itself. Why aren't we producing enough oil from our Own reserves to cover our needs? we have the reserves, why aren't we producing from it what we need instead of importing almost 50% of our needs?

Once we are there, it is now "Our" reserves (or so we think), why should we deplete it so fast. remember as a child, when you let everyone eat their sweets first so you will be the last one enjoying it while the rest just looking and drooling? same thing.

The drop in our imports from there is intentional not accidental.

There is more to our going there than that, but that is part of it.

But nobody brings that up now, we all just forget about the oil thing, or just keep living in ignorance.

No one forgot and we are not ignorant, we just pretend to be. but THEY, in the Middle East, know all about it.

danielost

on Jun 23, 2007

Of course we would not have to patrol those pipelines if we had not pissed off the entire population of Iraq and hung out in their country for about 5 years.

you mean those pipeline that syria was secretly connected to

we found out about way back 2003

Jythier

on Jun 23, 2007

I considered it a 'status quo' of imports, not so much a dropoff.

If we didn't import that oil, other countries would be starving!

Tova7

on Jun 23, 2007

I don't know where it is but I WANT it. I think the least the Afghans can do is give us half their oil for about ten years (or however long we get our alternative up and running).

I won't hold my breath....

Dr Guy

on Jun 25, 2007

You can ask the same question about OUR own oil itself. Why aren't we producing enough oil from our Own reserves to cover our needs? we have the reserves, why aren't we producing from it what we need instead of importing almost 50% of our needs?

Might want to ask Ca and Fla about that since they have fought hard to STOP drilling off their coasts.

Where is all the oil from America? Tied up in courts as NIMBY strikes again.

Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:

Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums.
Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
It's simple, and FREE!