[EdGreene]

Dubya, wanting to get Osama Bin Laden, tells the United Nations what he is about to do. And without committing troops on the ground, Dubya moves the fleet(s) in close and "Tomahawks" (Cruise Missiles) OBL from one corner of the Persian Gulf to the other.

Cost? 1,000 Tomahawks @ $1 Mil each = 1 Billion dollars (plus expenses of maintaining the fleet(s) on station @ $3 Billion = $4 Billion.
Loss of life? 5, all air crews, all non-hostile crashes.

No muss no fuss, Europe loves him, Al Qeada is a tiny blip on the terrorism radar screen, Saddam is overthrown in a civil war in 2002.

Dubya comes out smelling like a Rose and wins a second term by acclamation.

See how easy it might have been, stupid?

 

[Stoner]

Ed

It makes sense, but how would Halliburton and it's money making machine fit into that scenario



"what's the harm in a little profit"
Guess were looking at it now............



And the oil?
Who would be responsible for caretaking the Iraqi oil fields?
The owners(Iraqis)?

I don't think so

 

[itsmeitsmeitsme]

Damn Ed with all the answers maybe you should run for political office..................

 

[Paquadez]

Originally posted by Stoner:
Ed

It makes sense, but how would Halliburton and it's money making machine fit into that scenario

"what's the harm in a little profit"
Guess were looking at it now............

And the oil?
Who would be responsible for caretaking the Iraqi oil fields?
The owners(Iraqis)?

I don't think so

Actually, Jack, some figures I saw, published in the US, demonstrated that Bush's advisers had sadly overstated the expected revnues from Iraqi oil.

Additionally, restoring the infrastructure of the fields, is going costs many billions.

Paq

 

[Stoner]

Originally posted by Paquadez:
Actually, Jack, some figures I saw, published in the US, demonstrated that Bush's advisers had sadly overstated the expected revnues from Iraqi oil.

Additionally, restoring the infrastructure of the fields, is going costs many billions.

Paq

I think you're right Paq

I think the Bush advisers were overly optimistic. As far a oil production is concerned.

However, viewing the state of the Iraqi oil industry and the realization that US businessmen(Halliburton) will be responsible for the refitting of Iraqi Oil production facilities, I see considerable profit motivation for the war, and perhaps at the US taxpayers expense.

Halliburton seems to cover a lot of bases, supplying support for the military and the rebuilding of the Iraqi oil industry.

And Cheney , interesting that he still gets a stipend from Halliburton

Jack

 

[Paquadez]

I try hard not to stray into the US political melodrama, but surely, you guys must have some oversight, in the Senate?

If Haliburton DO take profits, at the US taxpayer's expense, then that is quite clearly fraudulent!

And this cannot be disguised as "Foreign Aid", since most Western nations gave up providing "Soft" aid many years ago, due to abuses by recipients.

Therefore, the Iraq oil industry should have to pay-back the costs of re-fettling and updating, from oil revenues and after that, well they ought to be on their own!

Paq

 

[Stoner]

Hi Paq

For 'entertaining' reading........

simply type into Google:

Halliburton+Fraud or go to :http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Halliburton+fraud

or Halliburton Pentagon

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Halliburton+Pentagon

 

[Stoner]

Oversight? we don' need no steekin' oversight!

 

[LANMaster]

.... And the Taliban stay in power, Opressing the population of Afghanistan, and building safer terrorist training camps.

 

[Stoner]

I see your point, LAN

I imagine the Haliburton money machine wouldn't approve of Ed's plan not enough cash flow during their bankruptcy problems

 

[LANMaster]

Just crunching a few numbers here.
800,000 mass graved bodies in Iraq.
Figure that over 20 years and that equals about 40,000 per year.
Iraqi deaths haven't come close to that over the past year of war, have they?

So, one could assume that Iraqi Freedom has already saved thousands of Iraqi lives.

Consider that!

 

[Stoner]

Originally posted by LANMaster:
Just crunching a few numbers here.
800,000 mass graved bodies in Iraq.
Figure that over 20 years and that equals about 40,000 per year.
Iraqi deaths haven't come close to that over the past year of war, have they?

So, one could assume that Iraqi Freedom has already saved thousands of Iraqi lives.

Consider that!

Consider Haliburtons $1 billion a month for services rendered in Iraq!

 

[Stoner]

Perhaps a conflict of interest in the Oval Office's second seat, eh?

 

[ComputerFix]

Originally posted by EdGreene:
Dubya, wanting to get Osama Bin Laden, tells the United Nations what he is about to do. And without committing troops on the ground, Dubya moves the fleet(s) in close and "Tomahawks" (Cruise Missiles) OBL from one corner of the Persian Gulf to the other.

Cost? 1,000 Tomahawks @ $1 Mil each = 1 Billion dollars (plus expenses of maintaining the fleet(s) on station @ $3 Billion = $4 Billion.
Loss of life? 5, all air crews, all non-hostile crashes.

No muss no fuss, Europe loves him, Al Qeada is a tiny blip on the terrorism radar screen, Saddam is overthrown in a civil war in 2002.

Dubya comes out smelling like a Rose and wins a second term by acclamation.

See how easy it might have been, stupid?

Consider this...

Part one of your plan was already attempted...clearly it did not work. Also, if all committed forces havent dragged him out, what makes you think 1K tomohawks would have?

Part two of the plan was also attempted, though those Iraqi's brave enough to get the ball rolling thought the US would back their play.

They are dead. (gee, wonder why Iraqi's had a bit of cynacism this time around)

See how difficult it really is?

 

[bassetman]

It's all about Haliburton! Duh!

 

[Paquadez]

Thanks for the URLs, Jack, yes interesting.

Bottom line I believe, is that modern day corruption is endemic throughout politics, irrespective of which party's in power.

As I have oft stated before............................

Paq

 

[LANMaster]

Originally posted by Stoner:
I imagine the Haliburton money machine wouldn't approve of Ed's plan not enough cash flow during their bankruptcy problems

Originally posted by bassetman:
It's all about Haliburton! Duh!

 

[Stoner]

Cute .gif

One of your better recent posts

 

[LANMaster]

I'm always trying to make you laugh, Jack.

 

[Stoner]

Originally posted by LANMaster:
I'm always trying to make you laugh, Jack.

You do it very well, my friend