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cali

(114,904 posts) Mon Jun 23, 2014, 09:56 AM Jun 2014

what's happening in Iraq has a profound impact on us here

And I'm not even talking about the horrible prospect of ever increasing U.S. military involvement.

Big oil and gas will exploit the Middle Eastern turmoil to increase the wild west style fracking that is ongoing Think Iraq won't be used to push through Keystone? Those who stand to benefit from arms sales to places like Egypt and SA, are lobbying furiously.

The Terror Terror Terror machine is/will be amped up and will used to increase surveillance and fuel American paranoid politics.

The ramifications go far beyond what I've listed.

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what's happening in Iraq has a profound impact on us here (Original Post) cali Jun 2014 OP

They'll use that old, tired argument again... KansDem Jun 2014 #1

Iraq has been and continues a huge Government subsidy to Big Oil JEB Jun 2014 #2

Well we are on our way to 5 dollar fuel soon yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #3

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

1. They'll use that old, tired argument again...

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 10:07 AM

Jun 2014

"We can fight/pump them/it there or we can fight/pump them/it here!"

Kill/Drill, Baby, Kill/Drill!!

JEB

(4,748 posts)

2. Iraq has been and continues a huge Government subsidy to Big Oil

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 10:08 AM

Jun 2014

as well as a direct hand out to MIC. The idiot serfs are left with their "Freedom isn't free" bumper stickers and a big wad of austerity.

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

3. Well we are on our way to 5 dollar fuel soon

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 10:10 AM

Jun 2014

The thing that I hear is that it is MUCH less than Europe....ok that is true, but they do not travel near as much as we do and I am only talking about to work.

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