What possessed Bush to tell the truth last night and admit that the US was addicted to oil?
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Same thing Jimmy Carter had said... He needs to increase his approval rating. By conveying he doesnt want to depend on oil and he wants to use different fuels, he's lessening his main critics about him being an oil tycoon and only in it for his exxon buddies.\n\nThe US is broke. He spoke general, and he has to keep everyone happy. Usually the thing in debate is how the plans are carried out, rather than the sweet short abstract of what needs to be done.
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oil not gasoline. according to this blogger, yes\n\nSen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, is demanding that the Commerce Department release detailed reports on which companies are exporting U.S. oil, how much and where it went.\n\nLast year the nation exported 268 million barrels of oil. Shockingly, according to Dept. of Energy figures, that's about equal to the amount of oil we imported from Iraq in 2001, the year before our latest war with that country began. It's also about equal to the most optimistic guesses about production volume from ANWR, if drilling is allowed there.\n\nIn other words, if we simply held onto our own oil, the United States would have no oil interest in Iraq at all. And it would also negate any perceived need to disturb an irreplaceable wildlife refuge in the search for oil.\n\nBut the Commerce Department refused to provide the detail Wyden wants, saying it could only be released to a Congressional committee, not an individual representative. The agency also claims federal law forbids disclosure unless a finding is made that withholding the information contradicts national interests. That sounds like hogwash to me.\n\nWyden's request is of significant interest for two more reasons. First, it is likely that if oil drilling is approved in ANWR, much of that oil will be exported to Asia rather than sold in the U.S. Secondly, the more obvious reason is that every motorist and politician who can warm a chair is concerned about the nation's growing dependence on imported oil. It would seem to contradict our economic and political interests to worsen this imbalance by selling off our own supplies.\n\nIn a letter sent Monday to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Wyden demanded release of the information, calling it "directly relevant to the coming Congressional debate on how to address our nation's dependence on imports of oil and other petroleum products."\n\nI'd call that an understatement. But Wyden faces an uphill battle to get a committee to demand the numbers. Though Wyden is a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, it and all other Congressional committees are controlled by Republicans. And as we've seen, Republicans these days aren't very interested in facts, especially if those facts contradict their agenda.
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Bush didn't keep his word is the correct answer to the question.
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Yes, i agree. They did it for greed and oil. Haliburton makes billions a day because we went in. And They are buddied up with the Bush administration. It is sad how much power the big corporations have over our government.
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Oil. Soldiers are killing and being killed for Oil. Remeber that the Bushes are an OIL RICH Family. The president is an Oil Man. \nToo bad the soldiers did not do their homework before going off to war in a poor desert country so Bush and his buddies can have more oil money.\nHistory repeats itself and those who don't know it are condemned to repeat it. Remeber the GULF WAR in 1989-1992 ?\nAll the soldiers who came back and found they were fighting not for freedom but for Oil Companies ? And still they go like sheep to the slaughter.
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Wow... You need to chill out a little.\n\nThe oil was in Iraq so George Bush invaded Iraq.
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it was crap, he didnt promise to do anything really, what about tax cuts for the rich?why doesnt he give some to the poor. But about american using to much oil??? well what does he expect us to pay a fortune for a vehicle and then just let it sit around? The dude has problems and needs to get his priorities straight!
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bush IS a recovering alcoholic, in his own admission.\nhowever, i just came on to this site to ask this question because i've just read that there are rumors at senior level in US and UK he's drinking again. this is written by the journalist, Andrew Stephen in New Statesman
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It has to be OIL.  His excuse was WMD, but didn't find any yet.  Now the only ones he would find would be the ones planted by him.
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Ever since Bush has taken office (and especially post 9/11), gas prices have gone up drastically and oil companies have been posting record profits.  Recently even, the prices of oil per barrel have gone down while the price at the pump continued to go up, and oil companies kept reporting record revenue.  Their most profitable reported revenues (by far over previous), have all been under the Bush administration (whose family has been in the oil business for years and have good personal relations with the Saudi gov.)  I think it's obvious he's using the presidency for personal gain, maybe even revenge.  By the way, I'm an independent, and vote for who I think is the best choice, and even voted for his Dad in '92, but I think it's ridiculous Clinton had to go through what he did for lying about a personal life choice and Bush is getting off with lying that has cost people their lives and made him money.
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Our President sometimes speaks out of context and he doesn't always complete a thought. The sentence you are referring to was clarified the day after the speech was given. An energy bill that encourages consumption of other resources is needed to take away our dependence on foreign oil.
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political????\n oil,relgeion, bush
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This was a massive plunder operation under the guise of patriotism misplaced.  It is otherwise known as the big lie.  Iraq was ugly for many, but peaceful.  Now Iraq is a violent shambles,directly due to the intervention of GW Bush.  If there were no oil there, do you think we would be there?  Not a chance.
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Bush for lying and getting us into an unjust war.
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I say bring it on. And, after the investigations have concluded you will hear that they find no wrongdoing. I know you libs and your conspiracies have it all figured out, but oil companies do not make but 8 or 9% profit on gasoline. Your answer for everything is more government control. It's supply and demand, THAT is what drives prices and we are in competition with China since we are the two countries who consume most of the oil in the world. Oh, one more thing, It's not George W. Bush's fault either!\n\nExcellent post! It's nice to know there are like minded people out there.
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I'd love to see detailed reports on how Bush is "profiting" from the oil. 6 Years later and your still clinging to your catchy bumper sticker slogans...
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He says he did it so it wouldn't effect the elections. Hey every liar has a reason of one or the other. You either have the balls to tell the truth, or you lie. How can you justify it? He started his flip flopping from the very start. He tells you one thing one week then later on it's the opposite. Like trying to sell the American voter on the idea that the reason we are in Iraq is because of the oil. That is not what he was saying before. The President cares about one person......George.