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dlish,
I have to say that a fraction of your post offends me.
It isn't like the US (and Britian) go into these places and STEAL the oil. It is paid for at the market rate. Never once have I seen any evidence that the US gets some some sort of sweetheart deal for "mopping up" these places. Not from Kuwait, not from Iraq. We pay the same price as everyone - except we don't. We pay the market rate plus blood to maintain the supply lines, not only to ourselves but to the rest of the world who doesn't spill their blood. So, rather than excoriating the US for "protecting its commerical interests," perhaps it would be more appropriate to thank the US for protecting Australia's commercial interests when Australia seems unwilling...based on your earlier post.
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