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OT Porter ties U.S. withdrawal from Iraq to $9 gasoline
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WASHINGTON -- Gasoline prices could rise to about $9 per gallon if the United States withdraws troops from Iraq prematurely, Rep. Jon Porter said he was told on a trip to Iraq that ended this week. [end quote]
LMAO, I guess Porter didn't hear scumbag " oil revenues of that country could bring in between $50 (billion) and $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years" Wolfowitz. Or idiot "Iraq has oil, they have financial resources" Rumsfeld.
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"As lawmakers warm up for a renewal of the Iraq war debate in the fall, Porter accused Democrats of failing to offer solutions to the war and avoiding a debate on the ramifications of withdrawal. He said that some Democratic organizations, including the Searchlight Leadership Fund operated by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., have funded anti-war groups. The Searchlight Leadership Fund made $5,000 donations to VoteVets.Org in 2006 and again earlier this year, according to federal records. "They're entitled to their opinion, but they ought to be honest with Nevadans about where they're getting their money," Porter said of the anti-war organizations."
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More from that Las Vegas Review-Journal article:
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The Nevada Republican, who returned Tuesday from his fourth trip to Iraq, met with U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Iraqi Deputy President Tariq al-Hashimi and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh.
"To a person, they said there would be genocide, gas prices in the U.S. would rise to eight or nine dollars a gallon, al-Qaida would continue its expansion, and Iran would take over that portion of the world if we leave," Porter said Wednesday in a phone interview from Las Vegas.
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Congressman Porter said that every American and Iraqi he met there told him that gasoline would rise to $8-9 a gallon? It's simply not credible to believe that he received so many price predictions. Porter proves that the words of politicians should always be treated skeptically.
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Bullshit. For all intents and purposes, we get no oil from Iraq. If the price went up, it would be a good time for congress to finally grind its heel into the throats of speculators who've been boning the consumer for too many years.