jeepster4

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Kansas City
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 12:57:42 AM
Does any one else find it strange that the Chinese are teaching us about capitalism. We should make business deals, not war.
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FlyNFool

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South Carolina
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Message Posted: Jul 5, 2009 12:51:25 AM
The Chinese are going for all the natural resources that they can get their hands on.
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FuelBarge

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Long Island
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 10:16:22 PM
I think they did bid and sign a contract if today's other story is correct.
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DarthDadJr

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Virginia
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 7:04:03 PM
Chinese are smart -- get access to oil while prices are low.
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RAC110

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Massachusetts
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 7:02:10 PM
all of our people that have died helping them and this is the way they repay us
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heysailor

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Pittsburgh
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 7:01:07 PM
The Iraqis certainly know how to express their gratitude.
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ByGuy

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Dallas
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:57:54 PM
US should come first or we drill for our own oil right here in the USA.
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eddmac

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Washington
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:55:47 PM
We lose no matter what the out come.
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kookiwoogi

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Indiana
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:52:13 PM
I think they owe America.
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sobeton

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Miami
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:51:59 PM
China and middle east countries own what we can not live without. We are in pretty bad shape.
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kyrunner

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Lexington
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:43:58 PM
I guess they want to hedge against all of our debt they are holding.
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ccycles

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Missouri
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:40:19 PM
welcome to capitalism people!
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mstearno

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Dayton
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:39:54 PM
we should all learn chinese
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blazerbob91

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Milwaukee
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:37:55 PM
The US is slowly becoming a second rate nation.
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star_deceiver

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British Columbia
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:34:22 PM
welcome to capitalism people!
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nigelb

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Virginia
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:29:44 PM
CruisinLinda - I could not agree more! Dubya and the Prince of Darkness managed to destroy America between them.
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hwnguy

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Honolulu
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:19:14 PM
don't be surprised if the US becomes a 3rd tier country in 50 years
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beachbumCA

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Riverside
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:17:41 PM
As China gets hold of more of the world production we are in a race to become a third world country.
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CruisinLinda

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Tallahassee
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:16:11 PM
The only pragmatic reason for invading Iraq was to take its copious supply of sweet crude. But Bush and Cheney didn't succeed because the world was watching and insurgents were blowing up the pipelines. So we spent $1 trillion to $2 trillion, destroyed so many lives and caused so many physical and emotional disabilites of Americans and even more Iraqis. We also destroyed our military readiness by committing so many troops and National Guard and wearing out vehicles and equipment. For what?
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xybiz

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Illinois
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:11:15 PM
Win the bidding war!!!
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FordF2502001

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Mississippi
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 6:06:33 PM
America needs to wake up on this Independence Day and get back to making this country strong before there is none left.
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TopGunn

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Baltimore
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 5:13:29 PM
Our corporate greed is fast leading us to extinction.
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Ken2OD

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Grand Rapids
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:45:22 PM
China will rule the world without a single shot being fired. The USA will scrub for grubs just to eat. Isn't world peace nice?
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DellMan

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Omaha
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:41:59 PM
If we had a president with some back bone he would have told Iraq they had to cut a deal with US Oil companies. The more we let China get a foot hold into Iraq the worse off we will be. The war wasn't started for oil; however, we sure should be looking for payback after all the lives we lost in their defense.
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hangupanddrive

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Michigan
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:37:42 PM
Obama just keeps on selling us off to China.
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zeddieiv

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Columbia
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:31:10 PM
Isn't that something?
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blink25

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Missouri
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:30:36 PM
who cares
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jppezz

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New Mexico
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:27:22 PM
we do all the work and they get all the benefits thank you again mr. Hugo Jr.
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ReberGas

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Milwaukee
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:26:35 PM
China finances America -- China buys the world.
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netman044

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Texas
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:26:04 PM
If China gets oil from Iraq, they won't have to buy refined product from us.
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Weirdomania1

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:19:17 PM
yeah thanks corporate america!! thanks for lobbying for tax breaks for sending jobs and business to China. Thanks for pumping in billions and billions of dollars overseas, now they have the clout!!
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georgeo

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California
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:10:13 PM
The Chinese always seem to be grabbing up things that we fought for.
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TerryLee

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Ohio
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 4:10:06 PM
I wounde if we're get some of our tax dollars back when this happens?
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Tucker1961

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Seattle
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 3:58:26 PM
Good, the chinese can have Iraq
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hibsaw

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Mississippi
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 3:29:36 PM
Guess Iraq will not be doing us any favors.
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ssect8

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Hartford
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 3:23:06 PM
We need to start drilling in the USA
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hoosierdaddyno1

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Indiana
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 3:23:01 PM
Thousands and thousands of Chinese giving their lives for this oil oppertunity! Wait ,what it wasn't China it was U.S.A.,those Americans are such good people to the world.
TOO BAD THEY HATE US!
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Minster

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Wichita
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 3:06:02 PM
Maybe that we should be drilling off shore in the east. too. sounds like a good idea. then we could tell opec where to go.!
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Speedy1W1

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Madison
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 3:00:39 PM
So this is what the war was all about. We should have left Iraq a long time ago.
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REKEY

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South Carolina
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:55:07 PM
We spend billions there, trying to put their country back together and this is how we get treated. Maybe should should practice isolationism again. Let the world sort out it's own problems.
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ItisAJeepThing

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Tucson
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:55:06 PM
Is this what we have been fighting and dying for?
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UncleCurt

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Winnipeg
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:45:01 PM
roadkillGA,
Don't forget China was also made a economic power by lending to America.
[Edited by: UncleCurt at 7/4/2009 2:45:20 PM EST]
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eagleeye2008

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Wisconsin
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:43:26 PM
WE MUST "GET WITH IT"------"DRILL HERE" !!!!
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micpie

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Oregon
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:41:12 PM
We need to drill here in the US, so we don't have to worry about overseas.
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srchr

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San Jose
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:37:05 PM
they don't have to pay attention to environmental concerns
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roadkillGA

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Georgia
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:37:02 PM
We made China an economic power by importing and not producing.
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skippypa

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Hawaii
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:34:28 PM
China is slowly becoming the economic world power.
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Retowered

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Colorado
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:33:08 PM
Why not? China have all our money.
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MustangKen

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Denver
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:24:18 PM
Iraq doesn't value anything but their own interests and could not care less that our lives "bought" them their freedom.
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REVLAW

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San Antonio
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Message Posted: Jul 4, 2009 2:18:09 PM
And Exxon lost the bid because their 4.9% return on investment was too high ... Iraq only wanted to pay 2%. Guess that tells us something about gratitude and the value of American lives.
[Edited by: REVLAW at 7/4/2009 2:18:58 PM EST]
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