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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:08 PM Original message |
Top advisor: "our military is stretched by the imperative to protect the world’s oil supplies" |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. A mis-statement, or a reflection of Obama's rightward-drifting policy? |
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islandmkl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. i guess i read the whole context of that comment somewhat differently... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The advisor in the WSJ described protecting oil in Iraq as an "imperative". |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Recognizing a current policy is not the same as embracing a policy. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. They call it an "imperative". Obama (&Clinton,Mccain) say we must have permanent troop presence |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Comments? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. "Liberal" does not necessarily mean "pacifist to the point of paranoia." |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Is it "pacifist" to assert the war in Iraq is immoral and using troops to protect oil cos is insane? |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. Um, he's right. You can't turn off oil-dependence like a tap. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. So you have no problem waging war for oil, but you are unwilling to live like a Chinese or European |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. No. I'm in favor of overhauling our energy policy.... |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Such wars are immoral and never necessary. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. We're not talking about standard of living, we're talking about fuel. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. You don't recall the 1920s Central American invasions then. Same argument then, same now. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. You know, gas will continue to decline relative to US demand no matter how much US demand decreases. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-01-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. 8. Continued terminal decline in oil resources will therefore justify troops you say we need. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-02-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. Did only two DUers notice this? |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. So, has Obama committed to no permanent bases and get our troops out of Iraq? |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-05-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. This might be a stupid question but why don't we just *buy* Iraq's oil? |
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