If No ISIS or al-Qaeda, What's Next?

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(04-26-2017, 03:45 PM)Au165 Wrote: Well interestingly enough, if we didn't have such a interest in oil it would dramatically shift our stance on the middle east both now and into the future. Not sure exactly where we would stand, but it would be different. Maybe it would be closer to what we do in Africa where we really don't care all that much about the murders and genocides.

(04-26-2017, 04:01 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: If it weren't for oil we would care about the Middle East about as much as we care about Japan, Norway, and Iceland whaling.

Interesting fact #1: The US imports more oil from Canada than the entirety of OPEC combined.

Interesting fact #2: In 2015 the US exported 458,000 barrels of crude oil *per day*. That number is more than what they import from Iraq.