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    mesodude1 year, 7 months ago

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    The problem is that our ever-churning war machine burns through 60% of the world's oil and those who love to see us invade, bomb, shoot up, tear down and rebuild stuff over and over again are 100% to blame--and both parties AREN'T equally to blame for that.

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      flyonthewallzz1 year, 7 months ago

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      Hey Mesodude:

      Where did you get that 60% number?

      I will poke around a bit.

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        flyonthewallzz1 year, 7 months ago

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        "The US military is the biggest purchaser of oil in the world."

        http://www.energybulletin.net/13199.html

        HMM Supply and Demand?

        Combined with the SPR fill that just keeps going, it seems to explain why: better than the develoment in China and India.

        I still would like to know where the 60% came from.

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          mesodude1 year, 7 months ago

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          Accck...Of course that's ridiculous. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to correct this. I meant to say that the military consumes 60% of *US* oil. The US is 5% of the population and we consume 25% of the world's oil. The war department is the world's single largest purchaser and consumer of oil. So, in short, the difference between my error and what we really spend is the difference between thoroughly revolting and merely sickening. ;-P

          http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/top_5_facts...

          http://nowarnowarming.org/article.php?id=94l

          http://www.williambowles.info/venezuela/2006/02...

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            flyonthewallzz1 year, 7 months ago

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            With respect sir:

            If my B.S. meter had not red lined, I would not have learned that DOD is the largest consumer of oil in the world.

            It leaves no doubt in my mind that when I cringe when the dashboard beeps and the low fuel lights up, that the war is reaching into my pocket.

            This is real.

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              Teech1 year, 7 months ago

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              What a stupid idea. Just what one would expect from pimps, panderers, and politicians. Create a worse problem from a bad one.

              Try balancing the federal budget and watching the dollar increase in value.

              Try not flushing a trillion or so down the Iraq toilet.

              Naaahhhhh. No profit in that nonsense. Keep subsidizing the super rich and screwing the working stiffs.

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          simonsez1 year, 7 months ago

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          Where did you get that number (60%)???

          Don't make crap up, meso.

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