Iran Oil Coridor

[doublethink]

Okay we all know what the Bush Corporate cartel want. And If you look at the map bellow it shows they would only have to actually control HALF of that country to get it. There's nothing in the eastern half of Iran to to go after. It's known that this administration is ran by Corporate Executives, and not military experienced people. Thus the quagmire in Iraq. I used to work for a rather large corporation who's only real concern was their stockholders and the bottom line. So the workers and (in this case our troops) were always working shorthanded, under supplied and so on, and were told to 'suck it up' when the going got tough. And just what were the American Oil Company's record profits reported this last year? I didn't hear of one below 80%. It's all about greed people bottom line.

[patrice]

1. Thanks for the map. So, does Iran have more oil than Iraq?

That IS worrisome!

[doublethink]

3. proved reserves

in billions of barrels ...... this may be about a year old but they still fall in line this way ......

1. Saudi Arabia 261.7
2. Iraq 115.0
3. Iran 100.1
4. Kuwait 98.9
5. United Arab Emirates 63.0
6. Russia 58.8
7. Venezuela 53.1
8. Nigeria 32.0
9. Libya 30.0
10. China 23.7

on edit ....... *Iran is also very rich in natural gas reserves

[patrice]

4. thanks for the list.

Third is just as worrisome.

[demosincebirth]

5. Kuwait must be solid oil, with almost 100bb

Its mind boggling

[alfredo]

11. The problem is

Iran's oil is heavy crude. It is harder and much more expensive to refine.

[doublethink]

12. Not as crude as Alaska Oil ......

in ANWR ...... didn't stop these criminals from going there. Peace.

[alfredo]

14. Money. Even if no oil is found some people will make big money

The companies that service oil fields, build the infrastructure, feed the employees will be the ones who make the cash.

Isn't that what Halliburton does?

[doublethink]

15. Exactly .......

[Lone Pawn]

2. The Pentagon is NOT run by corporate whores.

It's run by cold-war dinosaurs who think they're still fighting Soviet Russia, who at that time thought they were still fighting the Nazis. Hence the quagmire.

[doublethink]

8. Not Argueing with you on that one either ....

They have that history too going back to the Regan/Ford days and before, but these people’s God is $ ……. And I think that is their real driving force. Peace.

Defense Secretary Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld was chairman of the board of directors of Gilead Sciences, Inc. He also served as a member of the boards of directors of ABB (Asea Brown Boveri) Ltd., Tribune Company and RAND Corporation. He was chairman of the Salomon Smith Barney International Advisory Board. From 1991 to 1996, Rumsfeld served as a member of the board of directors of Amylin Pharmaceuticals. Rumsfeld was chairman and chief executive officer of General Instrument Corporation from October 1990 to August 1993 and served as a senior advisor to William Blair & Co., an investment banking firm, from 1985 to 1990. He was chief executive officer of G.D. Searle & Co. from 1977 to 1985.

More of Rummy’s resume here …
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Inauguration/story?id=122155&page=2

[Melynn]

6. Great Map

Thanks. Looking at that map I think that we know what BushCo have in mind. Sharon and Bush just got through planning the war down in Texas. Didn't Ted Kennedy say the Iraq war was planned in Texas. The more things change the more they stay the same......

[Strelnikov_]

7. Actually We Would Only Have To Control Approx. 10% Of Iran

Following is a more detailed map of Middle East fossil fuel resources.

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Most of the oil fields are located within 70 mi. of the Iraq border, in flat country. The gas fields are located along the gulf.

[doublethink]

10. Wow your map makes mine up there look like shit ! :)

Thanks I'll post it here too ...... quite an eye opener to those who think Bush wouldn’t try to control that area for lack of troops. His 'invasion' would only have to go so far on the ground. Bush's air assault would of course precede any of this on the basis of the propagated 'Nuclear Threat' ....... and thus another quagmire. Not to mention further pissing off the rest of the world to what end I care not to imagine. Peace.

[AG78]

9. Here's another map

http://www.newgreatgame.com/excerpts.htm

Show's the same thing, just interactive.

[mmonk]

13. Iran's natural gas

would be a motherlode. I don't know the quality of their crude.