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And I never said that America gets its oil from Iraq. I said that US companies (ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon etc) dominate the Iraqi/Kurdish fields which, in turn, has a substantial European market.

Are you implying that I'm not very intelligent? I can't tell...

In those instances of genocide, I never stated that the US should have gotten involved on any of those occasions (ideally, that's what the UN is supposed to be there for but it's honestly not fit for purpose). I was raising the issue as it contradicts the assertion that the US is striking ISIS because it's "the right thing to do".

As for the US being damned if they do and damned if they don't, why would they give a damn if they're being damned by another country? What are the finger-waggers going to do to America? Wag their fingers? Impose boycotts? Declare war? Neither China nor Russia care about how they're perceived so it would be fallacious to imagine the US being any different on a global scale. This is even when taking into account the fact that Obama is one of the least cavalier presidents in recent times.

<blockquote data-quote="Bachelors Hall" data-source="post: 2490697" data-attributes="member: 66017">And I never said that America gets its oil from Iraq. I said that US companies (ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon etc) dominate the Iraqi/Kurdish fields which, in turn, has a substantial European market.Are you implying that I&#039;m not very intelligent? I can&#039;t tell...In those instances of genocide, I never stated that the US should have gotten involved on any of those occasions (ideally, that&#039;s what the UN is supposed to be there for but it&#039;s honestly not fit for purpose). I was raising the issue as it contradicts the assertion that the US is striking ISIS because it&#039;s &quot;the right thing to do&quot;.As for the US being damned if they do and damned if they don&#039;t, why would they give a damn if they&#039;re being damned by another country? What are the finger-waggers going to do to America? Wag their fingers? Impose boycotts? Declare war? Neither China nor Russia care about how they&#039;re perceived so it would be fallacious to imagine the US being any different on a global scale. This is even when taking into account the fact that Obama is one of the least cavalier presidents in recent times.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bachelors Hall, post: 2490697, member: 66017"] And I never said that America gets its oil from Iraq. I said that US companies (ExxonMobil, Chevron, Marathon etc) dominate the Iraqi/Kurdish fields which, in turn, has a substantial European market. Are you implying that I'm not very intelligent? I can't tell... In those instances of genocide, I never stated that the US [I]should[/I] have gotten involved on any of those occasions (ideally, that's what the UN is supposed to be there for but it's honestly not fit for purpose). I was raising the issue as it contradicts the assertion that the US is striking ISIS because it's "the right thing to do". As for the US being damned if they do and damned if they don't, why would they give a damn if they're being damned by another country? What are the finger-waggers going to do to America? Wag their fingers? Impose boycotts? Declare war? Neither China nor Russia care about how they're perceived so it would be fallacious to imagine the US being any different on a global scale. This is even when taking into account the fact that Obama is one of the least cavalier presidents in recent times. [/QUOTE]

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