Pipeline shut down

#1 Postby **bfez1** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 12:55 pm

Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld says U.S. forces have shut down a pipeline sending oil from Iraq to Syria.

mf_dolphin · #2 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 12:58 pm

How's that for leverage! Go Rumsfield! You're next France :-)

Guest · #3 Postby **Guest** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 1:01 pm

Oh wow - sounds like USA is serious - wonder if they know something they aren't tell us. Wonder if the Sadamn family has been spotted in Syria.

Patricia

TexasStooge · #4 Postby **TexasStooge** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 1:07 pm

USA means business!

#5 Postby **Stephanie** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 1:16 pm

:o

You're right Ticka! That's not good! Hopefully they've done this for a very good reason

j · #6 Postby j » Tue Apr 15, 2003 1:27 pm

Fox reported SH's wife is believed to be in Syria...but I doubt this has anything to do with SH or family. This is the first of many tatical moves the US will make against Syria to show them who is running the show now. We need to take the same attitude with the damn Russians!

Lindaloo · #7 Postby **Lindaloo** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 3:01 pm

The United States shut it down because it was pumping oil illegally to Syria from Iraq. In other words, Syria was not paying for the oil. Maybe that is why Syria allowed Iraqi leaders to enter that country, they know NO MORE FREE OIL FOR THEM!

Amanzi · #8 Postby **Amanzi** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 4:31 pm

Are you serious Linda, they were basically "stealing" the oil?

sunny shine · #9 Postby **sunny shine** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 4:34 pm

I heard that also on radio news this afternoon Amanzi. I thought "WHAT?" I couldn't believe it.

mf_dolphin · #10 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 4:36 pm

My take on the news was that Saddam was pumping the oil through Syria to by-pass the UN sanctions (oil-for -food program). I'm sure he was getting paid from whoever was buying the oil. Syria I'm sure was getting a nice handling fee as well!

#11 Postby **Stephanie** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 6:52 pm

I didn't hear that one either! Oh well, gotta pay the piper sometime!

#12 Postby **streetsoldier** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 8:04 pm

BTW, intelligence from several sources shows that most of the "deck of cards" players ARE in Syria...but without that oil, how are they going to "gas up" their Rolls-Royces, MGB's or Daimler -Benz's? :wink:

mf_dolphin · #13 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 8:25 pm

I've seen figures of 200,000 barrels of oil a day. At even $10.00/barrel a day that is 2 million dollars a day. I guess that pays off a whole bunch of people!

weatherlover427 · #14 Postby **weatherlover427** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 9:05 pm

I never heard anything about this until now. :o This is amazing news to/for me. :o WE ARE THE BOSS (sort of).

sunny shine · #15 Postby **sunny shine** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:17 pm

mf_dolphin wrote:My take on the news was that Saddam was pumping the oil through Syria to by-pass the UN sanctions (oil-for -food program). I'm sure he was getting paid from whoever was buying the oil. Syria I'm sure was getting a nice handling fee as well!

You are correct Marshall. You know how first reports can be, especially when they feel it is "breaking news" :lol:

Like Rumsfeld said, "Never believe first reports" :roll:

rainstorm · #16 Postby **rainstorm** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 11:07 pm

it is the least we can do. they were pumpimg the oil through syria to get illegal payments. we need to take out the terrorists in syria and lebanon, but not occupy those countries.

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