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I'm guessing they've suppressed them to prevent the public from wanting to start a war with the saudis

by saturn_vk 10y ago

jacquesm 10y ago
Now why would anybody want to start a war with a country not directly involved in an attack. Oh, wait.
- Turing_Machine 10y ago
  Ah, yes, the "BOOOOSH WANTED TO STEAL THEIR OIL" theory. So, exactly how much of their oil did the U.S. actually "steal"? You have a barrel figure for that? A rough estimate will do.
  - acqq 10y ago
    "Why we did it" https://vimeo.com/88670339 https://vimeo.com/88670339 Oil. As in for "free market."
    - Turing_Machine 10y ago
      I'm not going to go watch a propaganda video. How much oil did the U.S. steal from Iraq? Do you have an answer to that question or not?
      - acqq 10y ago
        It's your turn now to give the reference for your claim, I've given mine. Alternatively, you'd have to specify what actually from that documentary isn't true, and given the high possibility of the authors to be sued, I'm quite sure they double checked their sources.
        Turing_Machine 10y ago
        What "claim"? That the U.S. didn't "steal Iraq's oil"? No, I don't have to watch your video to determine that this didn't happen. Nor does anyone else. Edit: can you point out to me on this chart where all the "stolen oil" shows up? https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MTTIMIZ1&f=M https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=M...
        acqq 10y ago
        See the video, the most of Iraq oil was taken over by western petrol companies and physically sold to Europe. And that's why you won't see much in the chart you quote. The video is much more nuanced than you imagine, as the goal was never to "steal the oil to bring it directly to the US" but merely to "control" the oil.
  - Turing_Machine 10y ago
    I'm assuming from the down mods that no one actually has an answer for this. :-) Here are the facts: if the goal was to "steal their oil", that could easily have been accomplished. 1) Secure oil fields and terminals. 2) Fly in Texans and Okies to run everything. 3) Shoot anyone who approaches. Leave the rest of the country to fend for itself. That didn't happen. Why not?
im4w1l 10y ago
Reddit asked a very important question regarding that: So why is it being released then? And why now?
jbmorgado 10y ago
... and instead start a war with Iraq.

I'm guessing they've suppressed them to prevent the public from wanting to start a war with the saudis

jacquesm 10y ago

Now why would anybody want to start a war with a country not directly involved in an attack. Oh, wait.

Turing_Machine 10y ago
Ah, yes, the "BOOOOSH WANTED TO STEAL THEIR OIL" theory. So, exactly how much of their oil did the U.S. actually "steal"? You have a barrel figure for that? A rough estimate will do.
- acqq 10y ago
  "Why we did it" https://vimeo.com/88670339 https://vimeo.com/88670339 Oil. As in for "free market."
  - Turing_Machine 10y ago
    I'm not going to go watch a propaganda video. How much oil did the U.S. steal from Iraq? Do you have an answer to that question or not?
    - acqq 10y ago
      It's your turn now to give the reference for your claim, I've given mine. Alternatively, you'd have to specify what actually from that documentary isn't true, and given the high possibility of the authors to be sued, I'm quite sure they double checked their sources.
      - Turing_Machine 10y ago
        What "claim"? That the U.S. didn't "steal Iraq's oil"? No, I don't have to watch your video to determine that this didn't happen. Nor does anyone else. Edit: can you point out to me on this chart where all the "stolen oil" shows up? https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MTTIMIZ1&f=M https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=M...
        acqq 10y ago
        See the video, the most of Iraq oil was taken over by western petrol companies and physically sold to Europe. And that's why you won't see much in the chart you quote. The video is much more nuanced than you imagine, as the goal was never to "steal the oil to bring it directly to the US" but merely to "control" the oil.
- Turing_Machine 10y ago
  I'm assuming from the down mods that no one actually has an answer for this. :-) Here are the facts: if the goal was to "steal their oil", that could easily have been accomplished. 1) Secure oil fields and terminals. 2) Fly in Texans and Okies to run everything. 3) Shoot anyone who approaches. Leave the rest of the country to fend for itself. That didn't happen. Why not?

im4w1l 10y ago

Reddit asked a very important question regarding that: So why is it being released then? And why now?

jbmorgado 10y ago

... and instead start a war with Iraq.