From: "Robert G Lewis" 

IF they were willing to sell to us. With China's demand increasing it's not
like there aren't other markets.

Don't take this to mean that I think Oil is the reason we did this. I am
sure that we have plans for all the oil fields just in case and we should
have planning for our vital interests.

Bob Lewis

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:419eabc3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> That should prove that we didn't do it "for the oil."
>
> That's why I've said all along it wasn't for the oil.
>
> - Bob Comer 
>
>
> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
> news:opshqkm5mseipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:41:36 -0500, Geo  wrote:
>>
>>> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
>>> news:opshogl81ieipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>>>
>>>> Yes way, yes how.  Seeding democracy in the world's energy
supply IS in
>>>> our interest, plus removing a threat.
>>>
>>> At full capacity they can pump 2mil barrels a day, times 365 days times
>>> $50/barrel is about 36billion a year.
>>>
>>> We could have bought every drop of oil for the next 10 years and still
>>> saved
>>> 40% over what it's cost us so far.
>>>
>>> Geo. (don't worry, we'll make it up in volume, right?)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That should prove that we didn't do it "for the oil."
>>
>> --
>> Gary Wiltshire
>
>

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