[mdlug] First impressions of Vista

[Aaron Kulkis]

Dave Arbogast wrote:
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> Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>> Drew wrote:
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>>> * Aaron Kulkis <akulkis3 at hotpop.com> wrote
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>>>> As soon as the "surge" plan was announced, things quieted down.
>>>>
>>>> People don't seem to understand how the mere appearance of
>>>> ow, conversely, not wavering
>>>> encourages many of the enemy to call it quits and go back to
>>>> living a normal, peaceful lifestyle.
>>>>
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>>> For my part, if there are going to be US troops occupying an Arab country, I would that they at least GRAB THE OIL!!!
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>> That's the funnies part... for all of the ACCUSATIONS that this
>> whole thing was simply an oil grab, then why are most of the troops
>> here in Baghdad (not an oil well within a one fuel-tank range of
>> a humvee)... and NO U.S. troops in the oil fields....
>>
>> The people who spout that nonsense are beyond ignorant.
>>
>>   
> Yeah, spending $2 billion a week is far more than all the oil they could 
> possibly produce if there wasn't a civil war destroying so much.
> 
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Yes, it would have been MUCH cheaper to just BUY IT....even in
the beginning when the Iraqi army just collapsed...invading would
have been a very expensive way to acquire oil (even without the
political fall-out).