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Old 2012-04-27, 08:23 AM   [Ignore Me] #281
Figment
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Re: Santorum Drops Out


Originally Posted by Malorn View Post
Ya really figmento. If all we cared about was oil we'd buddy up to those regimes and stay out of their business, its a lot easier, cheaper, and faster than a war which will only make prices higher in the short term and normal at best.
You did... the Shah of Persia (pre-Iran), Kuwait, Saudi Arabia (royal family), Egypt (Mubarak), Qatar, Yemen, Bahrein... Even Saddam...

That last one backfired a bit. And the local populace isn't always too happy with the US supporting the local despots.

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