09-01-2013, 03:38 PM
(08-31-2013, 03:49 PM)Duchess Wrote: What does Damascus have that we want or Syria in general? Forgive me if that's a stupid question but I never got the war for oil argument. I know we pay less than most of the world but we haven't seen any real decline in the price of gas. I just don't see where war benefits us in any way.[/i][/size]
Falafels, Shish Kebabs and some deadly Hummus!
Of course you don't see any decline in prices, I don't think that will ever happen again really, but living here and dealing with the oil fields, trust me, by now there's a mad scramble for them by the Russians, Chinese, pretty much all of Europe apart from that sad little village CN resides in because they use wood for heat and bicycles for electricity, and a tented camp in Mongolia, which nobody really takes serious but at least they're trying.
Malaysia and China are pumping like mad in Sudan, here the Chinese just bought up Canadian Nexen while 2 American companies are now under Yemeni management, and BP has send a Land Cruiser into the dessert with 2 Bowler Hat wearing twats and the words "Go diggin' Lawrence, and you better come up with ... stuff."
They just found a large oil field right in front of Israel and Lebanon, which had all of Beirut run around naked for at least half an hour, yet got the rest of the lot pretty pissed, since they don't know where to put all those pipelines thru. Which is why the Russians are so much in love with Syria. Besides the Kebabs and Hummus of course.
Trust me, since ancient times, it's all about lubrication!