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2006-04-29 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2006-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And there was some guy BSing me at a men's RELIGOUS retreat LAST WEEKEND who assured me he had been in contact with a pal of his in charge of pipeline security and that all was well and there were NO ATTACKS on the pipelines or the oil fields AT ALL in Iraq. Yeah right. He claimed a few other things, including being the trainer for the Contras....

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2006-04-29 06:33|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2006-04-29 06:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Was this the guy Ptah?
said George Orwel, an analyst with Petroleum Intelligence Weekly

Posted by 6 2006-04-29 09:22|| 2006-04-29 09:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Wonder if they count the oil sold but not on the books?

Corruption? What corruption?

Its just the management skills being taught to us by our Mexican advisors.

Posted by Glins Shinerong2352 2006-04-29 10:19|| 2006-04-29 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Two different figures seem to be conflated here: Exports vs. production. My understanding is that although Iraq produced much oil for export, they then had to reimport gasoline because of lack of refineries. I'd like to take a moment and see links for this raw data, but I have to go to a Cub game...

Posted by Mark E. 2006-04-29 13:06|| 2006-04-29 13:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Go Cubs! Go Iraqi oil production & export!

It was my understanding that Saddam didn't put much $$$ back into maintaining all the necessary equipment anyway. (He was a disastrous leader on soooo many levels).

Even if eeeevil Chimpy W. McPretzelburton hadn't gone in, the wheels would've fallen off in due course.

Iraq needs foreign investment and, of course, the "insurgents" heads on pikes before they can get things set right.

Posted by JDB 2006-04-29 14:19|| 2006-04-29 14:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. Faster please. Faster.

Posted by 2b 2006-04-29 16:30|| 2006-04-29 16:30|| Front Page Top

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