Saudi, Yemen, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and all the small gulf states all would certainly continue selling us oil.
Not to mention the strategic reserve that we have for this very purpose. G Money wrote: > Rich oil producing countries are only rich because other countries are > around to buy their oil........this is a fun exercise and has some value, > highlighting the dangers of our dependence on foreign oil....but I wonder > how many countries would really be willing, or able, to sacrifice 10-25% of > their oil profits by refusing to sell to the US for political reasons....? > > Countries hate us.....but they love our money. > > On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Adam Churvis < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> Actually convert to a war time economy and spank the world? >>>> >>> Yes right, and the US will crumple after 5 days of a total oil embargo. >> Correct. It almost happened during WWII, and that was when the Arabs were >> still willing to sell us oil, albeit only accepted payment up-front using >> the gold standard. >> >> Everyone, here's a fun-time happy exercise you can do at home: >> >> Get out a map and draw a circle over every nation that produces oil. >> >> Now draw an "X" through the circles for countries who hate us, or who would >> hate us if the people overthrew their monarchical governments (like Saudi >> Arabia). >> >> Now write the annual production in barrels in those circles for countries >> who really like us. >> >> Now add up all the numbers and divide by four (or even six) and compare >> this >> number to the annual consumption in the United States. >> >> Now consider how strategically important the countries with the empty >> circles are. >> >> Fun! :) >> >> Respectfully, >> >> Adam Phillip Churvis >> President >> Productivity Enhancement >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:266067 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
