tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post7358433121664757054..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: New mosques are popping up across Venezuela. No Problem?Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44587592823510276112007-07-27T00:32:00.000-04:002007-07-27T00:32:00.000-04:00Oil is a commodity. The user looks at the deliver...Oil is a commodity. The user looks at the delivered cost. Shorter haul means lower delivery charge. Means seller wants to get it to the closer customer, cause he has more room on his selling price. Venezuela is way closer to US than to China. Therefore, traders will get a better price here.<BR/><BR/>There is a refinery near Corpus built by Tosco (now Valero, I suppose) in the early 80s specifically for Orinoco Basin heavy crude. Way closer than China.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, Conoco-Phillips has rejected Chavez settlement terms on their confiscated assets. Seems Venezuela has some seizable assets here in the States, if push comes to shove. I'm just glad COP has the stones to play Chavez' game.<BR/><BR/>Don't for a second think this BS with the Islamoids and the Marxists is just about religion and politics. The run up in the price of oil funds it all, and has to be a primary motivator. It's just business.<BR/><BR/>If your column of numbers adds up to 28 million barrels per day, there is a mistake. The number is 20.raymondshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187871752340120330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-517773890492331972007-07-26T22:02:00.000-04:002007-07-26T22:02:00.000-04:00Anyway, Islam is not just an Israeli problem. Isla...Anyway, Islam is not just an Israeli problem. Islam dominates half the globe, and is about to overtake Europe. This is a global issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8598964205937024602007-07-26T21:56:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:56:00.000-04:00I see. The 08:56:00 PM comment applies to Israel. ...I see. The 08:56:00 PM comment applies to Israel. I mistakenly thought it referred to New Mexico.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34551829746694435052007-07-26T21:43:00.001-04:002007-07-26T21:43:00.001-04:00Only if you're missing a marble.Only if you're missing a marble.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56293865593310325542007-07-26T21:43:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:43:00.000-04:00Mat, it IS the Israelis' neighborhood. They take t...Mat, it IS the Israelis' neighborhood. They take the greatest burden, therefor, to themselves.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47990164585123481432007-07-26T21:41:00.001-04:002007-07-26T21:41:00.001-04:00Don't we all, mat?Don't we all, mat?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79373429157280761022007-07-26T21:41:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:41:00.000-04:00Btw, Trish, For that comment @ 08:56:00 PM, the Co...Btw, Trish, <BR/><BR/>For that comment @ 08:56:00 PM, the Commissar would've awarded you a led marble to the back of the head, and I would've had a mighty hard time arguing against presenting you that marble.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83828427454816528512007-07-26T21:36:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:36:00.000-04:00Trish, They believe they will be rewarded in an af...Trish, <BR/><BR/>They believe they will be rewarded in an afterlife, which is close enough.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90516108728135514402007-07-26T21:34:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:34:00.000-04:00good point.good point.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26076739475555188802007-07-26T21:26:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:26:00.000-04:00They're not nuts, whit.They're not nuts, whit.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83262490898717002402007-07-26T21:25:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:25:00.000-04:00In the strictest sense of the word, no, the Mexica...In the strictest sense of the word, no, the Mexicans are not an existential threat to the US but traditional American culture, now that's a different matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28355426763922491072007-07-26T21:21:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:21:00.000-04:00Nukes won't deter nuts.Nukes won't deter nuts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16897437688736152022007-07-26T21:15:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:15:00.000-04:00Absolutely. And there's a point in Israel's having...Absolutely. And there's a point in Israel's having them.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67441717410837397532007-07-26T21:08:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:08:00.000-04:00Trish,Is there a point in the US having them?Trish,<BR/><BR/>Is there a point in the US having them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3257399026880788582007-07-26T21:00:00.000-04:002007-07-26T21:00:00.000-04:00"But let them go 'nuclar' and they will be."Well t..."But let them go 'nuclar' and they will be."<BR/><BR/>Well then there's no point in Israel having them, is there?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79037028721761989232007-07-26T20:56:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:56:00.000-04:00Damn, mat. It IS their neighborhood.Damn, mat. It IS their neighborhood.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79217391231010596042007-07-26T20:54:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:54:00.000-04:00Whit,Is 40 million US Mexicans an existential thre...Whit,<BR/><BR/>Is 40 million US Mexicans an existential threat to the US? Is 40 million muslims an existential threat to Europe? When does one become a boiled egg?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14917746080011100642007-07-26T20:47:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:47:00.000-04:00Trish:I agree that they're not an existential thre...Trish:<BR/>I agree that they're not an existential threat to the west...yet, but let them go "nuclar" and they will be. For now, they're more of a threat to other Muslims - Arabs, Persians, Aghanis, Malysians, Nigerians, as well as the Jews and what few Christians are in the Muslim world. They are an existential threat to Iraqis celebrating a football victory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32763236591700188062007-07-26T20:31:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:31:00.000-04:00"I'm not trying to be a smart ass."Do you have an ...<I>"I'm not trying to be a smart ass."</I><BR/><BR/>Do you have an inkling of the demographic, cultural, psychological, diplomatic, economic, military pressures Israel is subject to? Do you have an inkling of how much of Israel's resources are dedicated to defense and security? Do you have an inkling of the losses Israel took and keeps on taking on an almost daily basis against the Islamers?<BR/><BR/>And you have the temerity to tell me you're NOT being a smart ass.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52593233310815051632007-07-26T20:21:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:21:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47890983288559589992007-07-26T19:58:00.000-04:002007-07-26T19:58:00.000-04:00I'm not skirting it, mat. I'm not trying to be a s...I'm not skirting it, mat. I'm not trying to be a smart ass. The Israelis are no more engaged in World War III (or is it IV?) than we are. And they are, last I looked, closer to, far more intimate with, the threat than I am.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41772627880549054282007-07-26T19:48:00.000-04:002007-07-26T19:48:00.000-04:00Don't skirt the question. You're the one that made...Don't skirt the question. You're the one that made the linkage. I'm asking you if that's your argument. Yes, or No.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13452394929496437542007-07-26T19:45:00.000-04:002007-07-26T19:45:00.000-04:00I dunno, mat. What does "existential threat" mean ...I dunno, mat. What does "existential threat" mean if not, you know, a threat to one's very existence, as an individual and/or nation?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6282176934320619462007-07-26T19:29:00.000-04:002007-07-26T19:29:00.000-04:00So,existential threat = imminent liquidationThat's...So,<BR/><BR/>existential threat = imminent liquidation<BR/><BR/>That's your argument?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6799255224895824852007-07-26T19:21:00.001-04:002007-07-26T19:21:00.001-04:00I can, mat.I don't consider co-opting the Kurds fo...I can, mat.<BR/><BR/>I don't consider co-opting the Kurds for the long run a hair-on-fire response to imminent liquidation. It's a slow-burner, that one.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.com