From your last post TIA, I can only assume that you are a pump attendant.

Looking back through all these specific answers that you have provided to my questions I can find none.

Your first post to this thread draws attention to "recommendations" made by the Iraq Study Group, a body with absolutely NO AUTHORITY whatsoever. None of their "recommendations" have been implemented and none are likely to be.

I drew your attention to this, in your second post to this thread maybe you could point out what specific question of mine you were answering in the contents of your post. You were asked to indicate any US oil Company that has any stake in any oilfield within the recognised boundaries of Iraq? You have still to answer that question.

Taking your last post:

"Because I provide very clear and specific answers to your questions, while you characteristically duck, bob, weave and spin when any are posed to you."

Fact is TIA you have not answered a single question, nor have you countered a single point that I have raised, or refuted any of the information that I have provided.



"- A foreign country with no access to the operation can effect what flows through pipelines over which it has no control" (Teribus)

Now remember TIA, that we are talking specifically about the Oil & Gas Industry in Iraq here, we are not talking about the general situation in Iraq.

"So, you are saying that the US has no control over what goes on in Iraq?" (TIA)

No TIA I am saying that the US has no control over what goes on in the Iraqq Oil & Gas Industry - True?

"Sounds then like we can't possibly be winning." (TIA)

Now if YOU are talking about the Iraqi Oil & Gas industry that would not be surprising as you can hardly win anything in a game that you are not involved in. The US gets very little of its daily oil requirements from Iraq.

"Why were the museums and most public institutions looted, but the oil ministry securely gaurded and untouched. Hmmm."(TIA)

Hmmm indeed, totally irrelevant, museums and public institutions, do not create the wealth of a country, while they may be targeted by looters they would hardly be targeted by terrorists hell-bent on ruining the country - That was why the oil installations and Ministry were guarded TIA, because they were a target, the museums and public institutions were not - or is that too logical for you.

"A foreign country whose oil companies are not represented as partners or operators can influence production in oilfields over which they have no control." (Teribus)

Again with the "No control"? If you don't think that big-oil campaign money has any effect on how the US government formulates and implements its foreign affairs, you are hoplessly naive.

WHATEVER US Government is in power, IRRESPECTIVE of how much big-oil campaign money was pumped into the election fund that got them elected, they have NO CONTROL over the internal affairs of an independent sovereign state, as can be seen from the fact that not a single major American Oil Company is involved in the Iraqi Oil & Gas Industry. Not a single pipeline is owned or operated by an American company in Iraq. So TIA tell us exactly how the Government of the United States of America CONTROLS Iraq's oil & gas industry. Just for once do what you have stated that you have already done - answer my questions.