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jpak

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9. "place your hand on the orb - and repeat after me"

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #6)

Tue May 23, 2017, 12:50 PM

May 2017

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Trump Proposes Selling Off Half U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve [View all] jpak May 2017 OP

Thereby making America dependent on Russian oil Achilleaze May 2017 #1

Ding Ding Ding! +1000 Nictuku May 2017 #4

So we can have cash to buy from Rosneft--make that stock go up lastlib May 2017 #16

More specifically, Tillerson Exxon-Russian oil Panich52 May 2017 #28

And soon, Arctic oil dalton99a May 2017 #29

It can't possibly be any more apparent ... Cosmocat May 2017 #34

This proves that Trump is a failure of a businessman. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #2

Dumpy is known for doing that. louis-t May 2017 #43

End royalties to Gulf States Phoenix61 May 2017 #3

You forgot about Texas. We're down at the bottom too. LeftInTX May 2017 #17

Oops, I did Phoenix61 May 2017 #18

I am a complete idiot in these type of things packman May 2017 #5

Not you or I jpak May 2017 #8

The Saudi's planted that in his head. Renew Deal May 2017 #6

"place your hand on the orb - and repeat after me" jpak May 2017 #9

lol Renew Deal May 2017 #31

Trump is hearing voices. riversedge May 2017 #41

What part of "Strategic" don't these guys understand? Gidney N Cloyd May 2017 #7

Or "reserve" for that matter (n/t) Retrograde May 2017 #22

It would be "strategic" for Putin. keithbvadu2 May 2017 #42

The last person who spoke with 45 truthisfreedom May 2017 #10

Trump seriously makes Bush seem like he had original thoughts. Nt. Else You Are Mad May 2017 #44

russia loves that bora13 May 2017 #11

Russia most certainly does not love that FBaggins May 2017 #33

the point was bora13 May 2017 #37

The strategic reserves were started after the 1975 oil embargo. Calista241 May 2017 #40

I got that. FBaggins May 2017 #45

national defense bora13 May 2017 #47

I'll wager that President Obama is rolling his eyes and shaking his head. C Moon May 2017 #12

So all that shit Pukes were spewing the previous 8 years about foreign agent, blah, blah, blah was Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #13

You can't balance the budget by selling off assets! Saviolo May 2017 #14

Interesting that he'd suggest this when he did jmowreader May 2017 #15

Then we really will need that nice Russian pipeline Phoenix61 May 2017 #19

2/3 of the SPR is high sulpher sour crude OnlinePoker May 2017 #20

It's intended to be used for bunker fuel is it not? Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2017 #35

It will drive prices at the pump higher liberal N proud May 2017 #21

Which is the goal not fooled May 2017 #23

a responsible thing to do is LEARN TO ADD benld74 May 2017 #24

The guy is a blithering idiot Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #25

Who could possibly imagine that when we need that gas, the price will have gone way Blue Meany May 2017 #26

He's already doing away with the monuments. The Alice11111 May 2017 #39

Great idea. Make up cost of cpl of his trips to FL while Panich52 May 2017 #27

What the fuck else has he & KGOP used as an IOU ? MedusaX May 2017 #30

........ Tanuki May 2017 #32

Kick for more eyes! furtheradu May 2017 #36

Some sources say more than 1/2. Supply exceeds demand Alice11111 May 2017 #38

What could possibly go wrong? MiniMe May 2017 #46

This sounds like a plan straight from Rosneft. sarcasmo May 2017 #48