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Originally Posted by Abcdxxxx
but how is it any different then saying "we can't be dependent on Arab oil in the future" ? As in, we're not gonna let these Arabs have us by the balls anymore
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BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY IS ADDICTED TO PORTS, ABC! WE NEED ALTERNATIVE PORTS, PRODUCED RIGHT HERE AT HOME, LIKE TRIP GRASS AND BIO-PORTS!
Again, I think the two are a little different, although I don't know that the American public has been informed enough to realize the difference.
I think the difference in the matter is where the power is. OPEC and the oil producers literally have us by the sack. I don't think it's the same with this port deal. We're the ones making the decision, and it appears that we made the most sensible one from a business perspective and a security perspective. The only thing that wasn't accounted for was the PR perspective.
Oil independence, btw, doesn't
just pertain to the Middle East. It's also about independence from asshats like Hugo Chavez, who I think currently provides us with over 10% of our oil.
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