Did anybody really want the US to push for the oil in Iraq instead of pushing for local alternatives? War aside....I am under the impression that what the US did for Iraq was guarantee that it was strong enough to simply not lose itself in the negotiations of selling that oil...since we all know how industry overwhelms weak governments to walk away with all the profit. The US didn't need the oil but it needed a strong friend in the middle east and all those divided small factions that are fighting for ruling power over there had no idea how to handle the foreign interest in their oil in today's dwindling reserves world. Iraq would of been annihilated by and raped by anyone stronger than it to get at it. Especially considering the Sharia financing laws most of the middle east is subject too.
I did voice my opinion on why I thought the US isn't buying oil from Iraq as opposed to China.
Not gonna happen. Every refinery brings in oil from whatever source happens to be cheapest at the moment, every refinery sells oil to wherever it happens to get the best price at the moment. There's no such thing as "American oil" or "Canadian oil" or "Iraqi oil." There is a world supply of oil. It funnels into various refineries, and is distributed out as petroleum products.
This post by Tec says it the best though....
You could poop in a bucket all week and drive to the beach on poop power come the weekend, or commute all week.
All I need is cucumbers and a skateboard....
