No the tax payer who works at the American oil company refining the oil has a job, that job assists the American people. The crude oil has to be refined, the Navy isn't going to do it, so the American company that buys it does.
At 04:47 PM 6/16/2003 -0600, you wrote: >why doesnt it make sense? The taxpayer and citizen gets screwed. SOP. > >Dana > >On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:41:09 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > > > So what? Americans are screwing themselves? > > > > If an oil company gets oil for next to nothing..and then sells it over > > to the American Military at a high cost..who's getting screwed? > > It doesn't make sense. > > > > It is circular. > > > > -Gel > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > I am not sure I understand what it is that you don't understand. You can > > > > make money by cutting costs or by gaining customers. Seems to me in this > > > > instance the oil companies cut the Iraqis out of the deal on the supply > > side and benefit from increased demand by the military, who are not > > known for being picky about price. > > > > Dana > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
