Not quite: (1) resetting the table for oil concessions was only 1/2 the oil-related motive; the other was long term security for our access to gulf oil by replacing a hostile, erratic regime with a US-friendly regime, one that would also give us a military base; (2) there is no way the US people would have supported war on this basis. People don't understand energy geopolitics. The WMD rationale was a tough enough sell; an oil rationale would have fallen flat.
Its not in the US people's interest to go to war in Iraq or Afghanistan. Its in the interest of the super rich who make the profit off your labour, your blood, your tax. We have to realize that "US interests" are not 'Your interests' , they are the interests of a group of elites who get richer everyday whilst sons, daughters, brothers and sisters are dieing around the world. Reject falsehood. Accept truth.
That's not entirely true. In general, yeah, there is a lot of mistaking U.S./multi-national corporate interests with the interests of U.S. citizens. but, energy, unlike diamonds, is a daily necessity for everyone. Our meddling in the Middle East is why Saudi Arabia sells us oil for far less than its worth (because we give them arms, make them our ally, and look the other way on their domestic policy.)
If we paid fair market value for oil, $6+ per gallon, our economy would choke.
Unlike Europe, our country was built around the car. It costs more to move yourself or anything you want to sell because we just have a big spread-out country.
America was built on and designed around cheap energy. There's gonna be less of it, and more people wanting it, and what's left, is generally spoken for (unless you "reset the table.")
That said, the smarter thing would be to tax gas more (or temporarily nationalize the companies and collect the price-gouged profits and reinvest it in alternative energy, battery technology, and high speed rail.)
The govt is owned though and the populace is too dumb handle the truth about energy. If the dems openly pursued that, the GOP would just cry "communist"/"taxes!" and keep lying until they were back in power, then full on liquidate the middle class.
The reason I think Obama didn't eviscerate BP, or really use the spill to end off-shore drilling, get a real energy/climate bill, and a move towards alt energy, is that the oil companies would just hike the price of gas so that the dems would lose Congress.
Did you notice how the price of gas dropped 20-30 cents the day the gulf started gushing? And those disingenuous "gas tax will tax us to death!" commercials suddenly appeared again? The oil companies call the shots.
what a fucked up logic.... what kind of justice is it when we go and kill, murder mass of civilians and claim their natural resources, and leave the country in chaos...while we pain the image of heroes to ourselves.
Not quite: (1) resetting the table for oil concessions was only 1/2 the oil-related motive; the other was long term security for our access to gulf oil by replacing a hostile, erratic regime with a US-friendly regime, one that would also give us a military base; (2) there is no way the US people would have supported war on this basis. People don't understand energy geopolitics. The WMD rationale was a tough enough sell; an oil rationale would have fallen flat.
gim10003 1 month ago
what a fag
RunningMyChains123 5 months ago
Its not in the US people's interest to go to war in Iraq or Afghanistan. Its in the interest of the super rich who make the profit off your labour, your blood, your tax. We have to realize that "US interests" are not 'Your interests' , they are the interests of a group of elites who get richer everyday whilst sons, daughters, brothers and sisters are dieing around the world. Reject falsehood. Accept truth.
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NetSquad 1 year ago
@NetSquad
That's not entirely true. In general, yeah, there is a lot of mistaking U.S./multi-national corporate interests with the interests of U.S. citizens. but, energy, unlike diamonds, is a daily necessity for everyone. Our meddling in the Middle East is why Saudi Arabia sells us oil for far less than its worth (because we give them arms, make them our ally, and look the other way on their domestic policy.)
If we paid fair market value for oil, $6+ per gallon, our economy would choke.
crock703 1 year ago
@crock703
Unlike Europe, our country was built around the car. It costs more to move yourself or anything you want to sell because we just have a big spread-out country.
America was built on and designed around cheap energy. There's gonna be less of it, and more people wanting it, and what's left, is generally spoken for (unless you "reset the table.")
crock703 1 year ago
@crock703
That said, the smarter thing would be to tax gas more (or temporarily nationalize the companies and collect the price-gouged profits and reinvest it in alternative energy, battery technology, and high speed rail.)
The govt is owned though and the populace is too dumb handle the truth about energy. If the dems openly pursued that, the GOP would just cry "communist"/"taxes!" and keep lying until they were back in power, then full on liquidate the middle class.
crock703 1 year ago
@crock703
The reason I think Obama didn't eviscerate BP, or really use the spill to end off-shore drilling, get a real energy/climate bill, and a move towards alt energy, is that the oil companies would just hike the price of gas so that the dems would lose Congress.
Did you notice how the price of gas dropped 20-30 cents the day the gulf started gushing? And those disingenuous "gas tax will tax us to death!" commercials suddenly appeared again? The oil companies call the shots.
crock703 1 year ago
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crock703 1 year ago
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iraaus 1 year ago
what a fucked up logic.... what kind of justice is it when we go and kill, murder mass of civilians and claim their natural resources, and leave the country in chaos...while we pain the image of heroes to ourselves.
iYobo1000 1 year ago
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crock703 1 year ago