I think the guy is simplifying the issue. IIRC the UN mandate says we have to turn the oil over to the other countries, so we do.
Oil companies, American and others, purchase oil from these countries. This includes the oil captured in the gulf, but that isn't all of it, they have other means of getting that Oil as well. Remember, the one company only bought 41 million barrels, which the US would use in 2 days, so we aren't talking about that much oil here. The American Companies refine the crude oil and sell it. The US Navy is one of the many people purchasing it, but they aren't the only ones. So why doesn't the Navy just keep it, and use it? Well for one, the Navy doesn't operate oil refineries that I'm aware of. Second, it is probably cheaper for them to buy it refined. Also remember, it isn't just the American Public and the US Navy, the Canadians, British, and other countries were also patrolling those waters at the time, and the UN was paying a lot of the bill. > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 5:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Iraqi oil - from the trenches > > Umm...why would the NAVY buy oil from American Oil companies that got > them from Iraqis who were captured by the Navy? > Doesn't that whole process sound very silly and convuluted? > > > American Public---$--->Navy to capture Iraqis<-$--American Oil Companies > Pay the Iraqis for the oil > > American Oil companies<--$-- US Navy Buys oil > > It's just too much to believe. > > -Gel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > right..the companies are making a profit on this. And wasn't that always > > the point. > > Dana > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
