OT oil shortage

From: Eric Chomko <chomko_at_greenbelt.com>
Date: Wed Jul 11 13:46:36 2001

joe wrote:

> At 10:39 PM 7/10/01 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >Richard Erlacher wrote:
> >
> > > What's more, they (the Oil interests) would really hate it if they were
> > require
> > > to sell all the production from the U.S. to the U.S. and stop exporting.
> > >
> >
> >You imply that Big Oil is purely American. Their domain is the whole planet.
>
> That's true but you miss the point. The US is still a major exporter
> of oil, coal and other fuels. Please tell me why should we be exporting
> it if we don't have enough to meet our own needs (if you buy the current
> line from the GWB establishment).
>

Trust me I don't believe W and his cronies that basically control him -Big Oil.
Other than "national security" (and that is arbitrary to say the least) the
current admistration would do nothing to assist in the import/export ratio
in a manner that would assist the people. More the opposite; his commitment is to
those same folks gouging us and their cousin the Military Indistrial Complex.

Eric
Received on Wed Jul 11 2001 - 13:46:36 BST