The U.S. could, not without some pain and effort, stop buying from the Middle East countries, and as its total OPEC imports are steadily dropping every year, it eventually will wean itself off most of that oil over time as its imports from other sources, mostly Canada, increase.
"That $300 billion we're spending in oil imports could do some wonderful things here."
Agreed, and thank you for the thoughtful analysis. You're still ignoring the massive reserves in the North, which already supplies the lion's share of U.S. energy imports, and since the U.S. and Canadian economies are inextricably linked, the massive amount that is invested there pays dividends to the mutual economies anyway.
Given your logic reducing dependence on Middle East oil is not only irrelevant, but pointless. Never-mind that the biggest supply of oil closest to the U.S. (and second largest in the world) is only several hundred miles North of its lower 48 border. No shipping needed as new feeder pipelines come on-line and tar sands production continues to ramp up: http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/enbridge_set_to_expand_north_americas_crude_oil_pipeline_network/043516/
As for name calling, that's your issue not mine. I haven't called anybody anything. I simply dispute that the U.S. has dependence on the Middle East for any reason other than political when it could, not necessarily easily, get that oil from a closer, more reliable, and friendly source. Which is exactly what it will increasingly continue to do moving forward.
The Albert tar sands will be the single biggest source of U.S. oil imports this year, and even though about 2/3 of proven reserves (not including the sar sands) are in the Middle East, that region only accounts for about 1/3 of production. Canada is far, far more important to the U.S. energy future (not only for oil, but also gas and electricity) than the Middle East, which is still significant, but not overwhelmingly so.
Dependence on Mideast oil? That's bullshit. The majority of U.S. comes from Canada, Mexico and Nigeria. It could stop importing oil from the Mideast tomorrow if it really wanted to, but doesn't probably for political reasons.
Lets see how much he doesn't care in, say, twenty or thirty years when he'll get that great job offer he'll have to turn down, or wants simply visit some friends or family.
"We"? Who the fuck is "We"? If you're talking about Americans, WE only define the language for Americans, and we're not the only English speaking country on the planet, which is why there are different dictionaries for different English speaking cultures.
"Napkin" has other meanings, and it might just be worth saving your American self from embarrassment if you ever actually visit a hugely populated country where alternative meanings are regularly used. I can only imagine the looks might get when asking for a napkin.
Because I don't subscribe to cable, I stream a butt load of 3G data over Sprint (mostly via Slingbox), but I have only gone over 5GB once. I would easily pass 2GB. So there are those of us who use "unlimited" to its full potential.
You're exactly right, and until the day we force government to call most tickets exactly what they are -- taxes -- we'll continue to be hoodwinked by these bogus tickets. If there was a "velocity tax" instead of a "speeding ticket", or a "profanity tax" instead of a "disorderly conduct" ticket, you would see far fewer issued because people simply wouldn't stand for it.
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Uncommon common sense. Thank you.
That's likely true, but the OP was talking the Middle East, not OPEC.
2009 imports from OPEC = 1,743,143 (thousand barrels, 40.8% of total imports)
non-OPEC = 2,523,967
Canada = 904,914 (46.1%)
Middle East (only) = 743,399
http://www.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_a.htm
The U.S. could, not without some pain and effort, stop buying from the Middle East countries, and as its total OPEC imports are steadily dropping every year, it eventually will wean itself off most of that oil over time as its imports from other sources, mostly Canada, increase.
"That $300 billion we're spending in oil imports could do some wonderful things here."
Agreed, and thank you for the thoughtful analysis. You're still ignoring the massive reserves in the North, which already supplies the lion's share of U.S. energy imports, and since the U.S. and Canadian economies are inextricably linked, the massive amount that is invested there pays dividends to the mutual economies anyway.
Given your logic reducing dependence on Middle East oil is not only irrelevant, but pointless. Never-mind that the biggest supply of oil closest to the U.S. (and second largest in the world) is only several hundred miles North of its lower 48 border. No shipping needed as new feeder pipelines come on-line and tar sands production continues to ramp up: http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/enbridge_set_to_expand_north_americas_crude_oil_pipeline_network/043516/
As for name calling, that's your issue not mine. I haven't called anybody anything. I simply dispute that the U.S. has dependence on the Middle East for any reason other than political when it could, not necessarily easily, get that oil from a closer, more reliable, and friendly source. Which is exactly what it will increasingly continue to do moving forward.
*double facepalm*
Nice job picking the first map in your Google search without cross referencing and verifying the information elsewhere. You fail.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2178rank.html
The Albert tar sands will be the single biggest source of U.S. oil imports this year, and even though about 2/3 of proven reserves (not including the sar sands) are in the Middle East, that region only accounts for about 1/3 of production. Canada is far, far more important to the U.S. energy future (not only for oil, but also gas and electricity) than the Middle East, which is still significant, but not overwhelmingly so.
Dependence on Mideast oil? That's bullshit. The majority of U.S. comes from Canada, Mexico and Nigeria. It could stop importing oil from the Mideast tomorrow if it really wanted to, but doesn't probably for political reasons.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html
Lets see how much he doesn't care in, say, twenty or thirty years when he'll get that great job offer he'll have to turn down, or wants simply visit some friends or family.
No, just dance like you have crabs.
Boxee's cool, and very simple. I run it on a 4GB MacMini.
Pfft. Jail, yeah that'll teach her...how to become a criminal. She gets a creative sentence and all you can think about it is jail.
...don't tell people it's from grandma's piss, tell them it's from seriously hawt, but still diabetic, babes. I bet it would be the shiz!
"We"? Who the fuck is "We"? If you're talking about Americans, WE only define the language for Americans, and we're not the only English speaking country on the planet, which is why there are different dictionaries for different English speaking cultures.
"chequed" FUNNY!
Yeah that's right, call me a moron. AC moron.
Maybe if California didn't spend so much on prisons there would be enough money to properly enforce tracking alerts.
"Napkin" has other meanings, and it might just be worth saving your American self from embarrassment if you ever actually visit a hugely populated country where alternative meanings are regularly used. I can only imagine the looks might get when asking for a napkin.
It's rarely good to be ignorant.
RTFA, there is no evidence Papermaster was fired. It is simply conjecture.
...a user on Al'Kabor.
http://eqmac.com/forums/index.php
Bit Torrent for pirate movies and tv shows etc., is a complete waste of time anyway. There are FAR better ways to get that kind of stuff.
"Yeah it really scares me how almost half the people have below average IQ. We need to do something about it."
I recommend changing the scale so that more than half people have above average intelligence.
...because it was mentioned in a blog.
You can order it with a 2.66GHz C2D for $150 more.
Because I don't subscribe to cable, I stream a butt load of 3G data over Sprint (mostly via Slingbox), but I have only gone over 5GB once. I would easily pass 2GB. So there are those of us who use "unlimited" to its full potential.
How much will you be selling them for?
On the other hand, if the policy is to only accept plastic, then a reversal would be to accept cash as well as plastic, no?
You're exactly right, and until the day we force government to call most tickets exactly what they are -- taxes -- we'll continue to be hoodwinked by these bogus tickets. If there was a "velocity tax" instead of a "speeding ticket", or a "profanity tax" instead of a "disorderly conduct" ticket, you would see far fewer issued because people simply wouldn't stand for it.