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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:16 AM Original message |
Poll question: Is the Libyan "to do" only about OIL? |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, it is about the oil... |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Rec'd. Good thread. |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Why isn't "oil isn't the only reason" or "oil isn't the main reason" an option? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. I don't think so -- doesn't BP already have a big chunk of it? Maybe others? Anyway, I |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I agree. If it was about oil, we'd be supporting Gaddafi. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Yes, I'm fairly certain the oil patch would be for stability and Qaddafi. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Last I heard, only exploration was done by the western oil companies.... |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. BP suspends gas, oil drilling preparations in Libya |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Multiple Transnational Oil Corporations Have Been In Libya Since At Least 2004 |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. And Gadhafi has a habit of nationalizing oil operations. |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:01 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Right |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. That could be, too. nt |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
4. No. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
5. then wouldn't we be taking over Venezuela? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Gadaffi had recently been threatening to award contracts |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Why do you think we supported the coup attempt there? |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
20. "We", or rather the US government, tried. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
10. For once, no. |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. Not so simple |
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jdlh8894 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. The EU "ordered" Obama? Please explain. |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. The French bullied Obama into it. nt |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
17. We can't side with Gadhafi to crush the rebellion, that sort of thing is bad for PR. So theway |
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