Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.

[Joe Wicked]

Originally Posted by 4RE KLR

If the US would have wanted (to steal) the oil we would have taken it, simple as that!

The western companies are doing just what all other countries are doing. The Iraqis do not have the means or the ability to recover and or transport the exports at this time. That does not mean they should roll over and give it away, and no one is asking them to.

If you were in business for yourself and you have a board of directors and stockholders to answer to, you do what you need to do to turn a profit. Any company has the opportunity to bid of the extraction of Iraqi oil. The Iraqis are negotiating for the best deal for their country.... just as they should be.

So what!

Exactly my point. The soldiers were put there to prevent the oil burning as that would have immediately impacted the price of oil worldwide. The commanders knew that they would have been blamed for it by A) not protecting it and B) doing it themselves. In the end the Oil is Iraqs oil, and therefore it is up to Iraq to decide what is in the best interest of Iraq to do with it. Will they make the right decision? Only time will tell.


Edit:

Originally Posted by nevermind65

You missed my point. My point was why, since we already were in Iraq, get the oil? One of the first things we did when entering the country was set-up soldiers to guard the oil fields so Saddam wouldn't burn them. Now we are sitting back while our soldiers are dying and letting Iraq make deals with China and other countries to extract the oil.

Just so this does not turn into an argument and remains a discussion, let me go ahead and not assume. I may have misread your previous and or this post, but I took it as you were saying we went into Iraq for Oil and I took this post as saying since we are there, why don't we take it? Too me that seems opposite, can you please clarify what you meant, because I thought I understood and now am confused.