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Is the U.S buying any oil from Iraq Because if we are in Iraq for oil..shouldnt we have some

I have heard so many comments about being in Iraq for its oil, if that is so.. how come we don't have any?
I heard on the new that Saudi Arabia was going to increase production, but nothing about Iraq.
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Sonydidl...
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84% of crude oil we import comes from North America, mostly from Canada. 16% of crude comes from middle east most of it from Saudi Arabia. So, we don't get any crude oil from Iraq. Yes, some American companies have contracts - but those are to re-build the oil installations, not to buy oil. I am not sure if we are importing any oil from Iraq now. However, the quality of crude in Iraq is very high requiring minimum refining.

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Carlo T
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For those of you who think this argument still holds water: as of this month, American oil companies have won Iraqi oil contracts. So yes, we are getting oil out of Iraq and YES, that was a major aim of this ridiculous war.



What a lot of neocons and their apologists seem to conveniently forget is that we were lied to, multiple times, about the pretexts for this war, and that even those were made up.

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Widget Maker
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Actually most of the oil used in North America comes from Canada, USA, Mexico, and Venezuala. Most of the mid-east oil goes to Europe and China.



Oil is a global commodity. Everyone uses it and it is produced and brought to global markets.

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incomita...
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Whenever you hear the terms "blood for oil" or Halliburton" it means that another liberal is having another robotic psychotic hysterical episode.

Most of Iraq's oil is going to Europe.

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Reducto
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Guess what?

We arent in Iraq for their oil.

Thats just a liberal lie.

If the only thing we wanted in Iraq was oil then why didnt we stay there back in 1991 when we went to war with them?

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Mr Blobby
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Don't be naive.

Bush is an oil man.

The war was mainly to slow down their production and raise prices - do a little thinking.

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James I
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Of course. We did overthrow the maniac homicidal tyrant ruler who terrorized their people. They should be grateful.

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