...oil exports are increasing? http://www.forbes.com/reuters/feeds/reuters/2008/07/03/2008-07-03T184028Z_01_N02435397_RTRIDST_0_USA-OIL-EXPORTS-ANALYSIS.html
US oil exports have increased over the last year to the point where close to 10% of our production is being shipped to foreigners. Wouldn't it save a lot of time and money if we just made sure that oil was kept and sold here in America, instead of drilling for more oil that will just be exported?
So all the Republican answers so far have been really dumb. They want to let the oil companies destroy our environment to drill for more oil but they won't make sure that oil stays in America. Why should we allow that to happen if there is no benefit?
italian: that's really stupid. Why would oil companies continue to pay for leases on that land if there was no oil there? Why would any business waste money and lower it's profits for useless land?
swf42: alot of the exports have already been refined.
So all the Republican answers are basically saying we should let the oil companies drill anywhere they want, regardless of the environmental impact. But then these companies can sell it to the highest bidder (China) so we won't see a drop of oil. How will this help Americans, and why should they agree to such a stupid plan?
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