Next up in Obama's War on Terror: Africa

Chomsky · 01-07-2010, 07:40 AM

http://www.politicallore.com/writers...or-africa/1453

Chomsky · 01-07-2010, 08:03 AM

The Chinese receive 7% of their oil supply from Sudan. Given this fact, if the US could go into Khartoum and throw out the Sudanese President Bashir under the pretext of a human rights mission and gain control of the oil supply, they could then greatly weaken China.

catdd · 01-07-2010, 08:19 AM

Both China and the US have declared that they will do "whatever it takes" to protect their oil supply.

Ethek · 01-07-2010, 08:29 AM

This was a forgone conclusion.

TortoiseDream · 01-07-2010, 08:41 AM

maybe it should be called the war of terror.

RM918 · 01-07-2010, 09:12 AM

I think this might fit the definition of irony.

Chomsky · 01-07-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TortoiseDream

maybe it should be called the war of terror.

Worldwide war of terror, has a certain sassiness to it. Fits Obama's cool image. Its only a matter of time before Obama starts to smoke cigarettes publicly as part of his cool yet menacing image as the leader of the worldwide war of terror.

MelissaWV · 01-07-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by RM918

I think this might fit the definition of irony.

Yay the first African-American (in the actual definition of the words, no less) President! Surely he wouldn't attack... Africa?

Can't make this shit up, folks.

Cinderella · 01-07-2010, 11:32 AM

i put this in the foreign policy forum but i think it should get more play here....

Over the next few days, Russia will change the world. It has completed a new oil pipeline and port complex that sets Russia up to become a more powerful oil exporter than Saudi Arabia. The ramifications for Europe and Asia are profound: The shape of the global economy—and the global balance of power—will be altered forever.

http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=6872.5382.0.0

Russia pumped more than 10 million barrels of oil per day during November. With Saudi Arabian production falling, Russia is now the world’s largest oil exporter. Toss in Russia’s natural gas exports, and Russia is the biggest energy superpower in the world, by far. That does not even count Russia’s massive uranium resources and nuclear expertise.

Chomsky · 01-07-2010, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cinderella

i put this in the foreign policy forum but i think it should get more play here....

Over the next few days, Russia will change the world. It has completed a new oil pipeline and port complex that sets Russia up to become a more powerful oil exporter than Saudi Arabia. The ramifications for Europe and Asia are profound: The shape of the global economy—and the global balance of power—will be altered forever.

http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=6872.5382.0.0

Russia pumped more than 10 million barrels of oil per day during November. With Saudi Arabian production falling, Russia is now the world’s largest oil exporter. Toss in Russia’s natural gas exports, and Russia is the biggest energy superpower in the world, by far. That does not even count Russia’s massive uranium resources and nuclear expertise.

Wow, that is a pretty eye opening article.

01-07-2010, 07:40 AM	#1
Chomsky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 692	Next up in Obama's War on Terror: Africa http://www.politicallore.com/writers...or-africa/1453

01-07-2010, 08:19 AM	#3
catdd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,645	Both China and the US have declared that they will do "whatever it takes" to protect their oil supply. __________________ "Molon Labe" http://www.thefiringline.com/HCI/molon_labe.htm

01-07-2010, 08:29 AM	#4
Ethek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KY and ME Posts: 2,145	This was a forgone conclusion. __________________ “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” - Thomas Paine Liberty's Special Intrest Group: http://GadsdenUnion.org

01-07-2010, 08:41 AM	#5
TortoiseDream Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: University of New Hampshire Posts: 1,579	maybe it should be called the war of terror. __________________ In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. - Leo Tolstoy

01-07-2010, 11:32 AM	#9
Cinderella Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Worcester, Massachusetts Posts: 1,984	i put this in the foreign policy forum but i think it should get more play here.... Over the next few days, Russia will change the world. It has completed a new oil pipeline and port complex that sets Russia up to become a more powerful oil exporter than Saudi Arabia. The ramifications for Europe and Asia are profound: The shape of the global economy—and the global balance of power—will be altered forever. http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=6872.5382.0.0 Russia pumped more than 10 million barrels of oil per day during November. With Saudi Arabian production falling, Russia is now the world’s largest oil exporter. Toss in Russia’s natural gas exports, and Russia is the biggest energy superpower in the world, by far. That does not even count Russia’s massive uranium resources and nuclear expertise. __________________ "There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively -- I am one with the people." ~Huey P. Newton

01-07-2010, 08:03 AM	#2
Chomsky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 692	The Chinese receive 7% of their oil supply from Sudan. Given this fact, if the US could go into Khartoum and throw out the Sudanese President Bashir under the pretext of a human rights mission and gain control of the oil supply, they could then greatly weaken China.

01-07-2010, 09:12 AM	#6
RM918 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,837	I think this might fit the definition of irony.

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