Oil............

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by HatchetJack

He threatened to sell his oil for euros. If all of opec were to follow suit, our
outlook is very bleak. We dont have much to offer the rest of the world.
Some are keeping us propped up because of the consumers that we are and
others just keep us around to be the world's police. Iran has now gone to
all euros and the dollar keeps losing ground to it. We are in big trouble.

When Europeans buy oil, what do you think they pay for it with? My guess would be Euros. Wouldn't it?

Dave

[HatchetJack]

Well yes and no, it's complicated. The oil had to be purchased with dollars so
it has to be exchanged. For years countries had to keep reserves in our
banks so it allowed us to operate at their expense. The dollar was no longer
backed by gold but oil. We essentially taxed the world. Saddam saw this and
started selling his oil for euros, cashed out his oil for food dollars into euros
and really pissed us off. The dollar started to plummet and we took him out
using liberation and wmd as excuses. Iran has now started to sell only for
euros and Russia and our other enemies sit back and chuckle. It's the
ultimate nuclear weapon to bring us down. Boom!! Guess who's next on
our hit list?

[BlueStreak]

Makes sense, I guess.

[BlueStreak]

Rant on,

You know, it just occured to me----------Why the lies?

Ya might say that if GWB had simply told us it was about oil then the war wouldn't have had any support from the git-go. But, I don't know about that. Some of us knew that's what the whole Iraq thing was from the start. And we were accused of being idiots, unpatriotic---whatever. Once we figured out that the WMDs were bogus, and the whole "liberation" thing was hooey, the administration was pretty much caught. No one can deny, or at least shouldn't try to deny, the damage this did to the GOP.

"This is about exchange rates and keeping energy costs under control, but I'm sending in the troops anyway. By the time you break out you picket signs, it will be too late."

Okay, some folks will be upset about that, but at least we know what's up.

You see. This is what makes me crazy. Just tell me what you're up to. I'm not stupid, (Some of you may disagree.), explain to me what's really going on, even if I disagree, I will respect the honesty. If you Lie to me, and I have to figure it out on my own, I may hate you forever. Now, before you get started, I don't mean this to be a partisan thing. I see that the lying is all around.
That's whay I'm so mad/disappointed with Obama and the Dems. If your ultimate goal a "single payer" system, then explain in clear, unambiguous language exactly what that is, draw up the bill and hunker down for the fight. Don't tell everyone that that's not really what your after, when everyone knows goddamn well it is. THAT'S when they stop listening and start shouting. Geez!!!

"We're proposing a single payer system. Many of you will not like the idea, and you will fight us. That's okay, you have a right to speak your mind. See you in the arena."

Wouldn't you like to hear a leader gather up the stones to say something like that just once?
We've had them in the past, but that was long ago, and I see no one out there now who
fits the description.

Rant over.

Dave