Iraq, Oil, pre 9–11
An authoritative Iraqi source says that as much as 90 percent of the actual amount of Iraq’s estimated 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) are going to U.S. Gulf coast refineries.
“Most of Iraq’s oil exports in July are destined to the U.S., with a few going to Europe,” reported the authoritative oil journal Middle East Economic Survey.
American refiners’ thirst for Iraqi oil has been ongoing. Reuters reported on May 12, 2000, that since 1998, U.S. imports of Iraqi crude oil have doubled to 750,000 bpd, 9 percent of total U.S. oil imports. ABC News July 20 2001
Whether you like, appreciate, tolerate or just plain hate Michael Moore, its worth reading Factual Back-Up For Fahrenheit 9/11. I saw the film – little presented was new to me, other than some details with regards to the Carlisle Group, and the name behind the redacted version of G. W. Bush’s military record.
In my opinion the film is overly dramatic, but perhaps it needs to be in order to get its message across. The fact backup noted is useful reading enough, devoid of theatrics.
I do wonder if people who are not already inclined to seek out facts (frankly this is the bulk of the TV watchin’ public) will bother seeing the movie or reading up.