Republicans Object To Stark Comments On War

[psychocat]

If this oil theory is right then why are countries such as China and Russia in negotiations with the Iraqi government for oil contracts in different provinces?

Have a good one!:s4:

The same reason Russia has regained some of it's former power, the discovery of gas and oil has made them a major supplier.
When they threatened to cut off that supply there was widespread panic throughout Europe.

psychocat Reviewed by psychocat on 10-20-2007. Republicans Object To Stark Comments On War (The Politico) House Republicans objected today to comments made by outspoken liberal Democratic Rep. Pete Stark of California on the Iraq war during debate on the override of President Bush's veto of the children's health program. Speaking on the House floor, Stark said, "Under the Republican plan, by 2017, we probably will have killed 20,000 soldiers in Iraq, spending $200 billion." Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) rose to protest the remark and asked that Stark's words be taken down, a Rating: 5