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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:04 PM Original message |
Iran discovers vast new oil reserves |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Tehran Times |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why are they announcing this, are they asking to be invaded? |
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parasearchers (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. It's a game of Chicken |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Russia wants Iranian Oil? |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. More likely |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. China and India are both huge oil importers |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. No kidding. Maybe they "discovered" it back when Cheney was prez |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Warm up the missiles and get the draft ready, wahoo, here comes freedom. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
36. LOL! |
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DisgustedTX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. Haven't laughed that hard at a one-liner in a long time |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
41. RLOL |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
5. Aww fuck. |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. That oil should have been ours!! |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. So...why is the Iranian govt. so hot to develop nuke power when they have |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It's not that much oil. The world uses 85,000,000 (approx.) per day. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I had the same thought, it's not that much and... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. That's true |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
35. Excellent points. Thanks for posting. n/t |
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mustardman (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Natural Gas |
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polly7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I read a while ago they lack the refineries to process it and |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. For export - |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 08:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. The Iranian govt. is earnestly seeking other energy sources |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Because oil is not equal to electricity, nor does it do that much for your economy |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 10:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Because they want to keep and benefit from the oil |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. maybe they've heard of global warming...? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. They had better build nukes now, or some Republican pResident will take it from them. n/t |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That's the truth. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. Likely President Bachman. |
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. Here comes the neo-cons |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. "vast" new oil reserves? |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Roughly 105 days worth, if my numbers are current |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. It would extend their current exports by 9.5 years. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 06:06 AM Response to Reply #19 |
33. Not exactly "tiny", but not terribly significant in global terms. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. The world pumps out 100,000,000 barrels of oil per day, approximately. That's enough for 80 days. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
26. You know things are bad when they consider that tar sands crap in Canada reserves. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Got that right. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Venezuela has 1,200 billion barrels in the Orinoco tar sands |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
32. unfortunately for Iran, they're all in tanks outside HOUSTON... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
37. Time for another round of "Shock & Awe" anyone? |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
38. Time to INVADE Iran |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
40. if cheney was still VP he would be salivating nt |
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