Originally Posted by
Superguy
I agree with everything except for the oil part. I say if we're over there for the oil, where the hell is it? If we were getting oil out of the deal, I don't think we'd still be paying nearly $3 a gallon for gass and heating bills wouldn't be high either. Hell, even electric's up because of it (even though my power company primarily uses coal
).
True, but as long as we're addicted to oil (and we are) we will be in the ME in some form or fashion.
And that is also why we're not in, say, the Sudan. Nothing strategic to our nation there. Just a routine genocide.
Plastics are a large part of where oil is used too. I don't think most people realize most plastic comes from petrochemicals.
Absolutely correct. Most people also don't realize that most gas consumption isn't by SUVs but by commercial traffic (semis, etc.).