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saintetienne1 year, 4 months ago

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"before even asking to drill in some of our last untouched places."
....untouched, unused, unpopulated, unvisited, unseen, uncared about....
Tell me WHY, again, are we not utilizing the resources under the ground in ANWAR? Because it seems to me that - outside of a few caribou that might have to migrate a few miles in one direction or another - drilling there can be nothing but positive. Less dependency on foreign oil.... jobs created in Alaska.... more tax revenue.....
Is there a good reason why we're not drilling there? Libs?.... Enviro-nazis?.... Any of you want to field this one?

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  globalwarmer1 year, 4 months ago
  
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  I think its strategic. Lets use up the worlds oil and when its gone, everyone (with oil dependency) will come running to papa for more and then papa can name his price. It doesn't make much sense to produce more oil only to sell it cheaper, at least that is how i would play my hand if I was papa.
  
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    MacR1 year, 4 months ago
    
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    I would say with more oil being discovered everywhere else, that theory does not fly.
    You see they are finding oil of the coast of Brazil. Then there are the fields and other minerals in Africa and Mexico not being touched.
    No I used to think the way you do on this. And too much oil has been found recently for that theory to hold water.
    
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      globalwarmer1 year, 4 months ago
      
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      Perhaps but what if the thousands of oil leases have more oil than their letting on to, it would still make sense to buy up as much crude from foreign sources if you can still make a profit at it. If hostile foreign governments get rich from it, then all the better for the war machine. Besides Mac, you make it sound like there really isn't an energy shortage...hmmm.
      
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