[SPORK] Weird definition of "draining the swamp"

[Bill Stoddard]

Adam L. Beberg wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Bill Stoddard wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Bush took their oil.
>>
>>Please explain this comment in detail.
> 
> 
> Right, sorry, I ment Cheney of course. Bush being slighty smarter then
> cheese wiz.
> 
> The oil industry in that suburburb of washington is now firmly under the
> control of Cheney's friends. Equipment made by his friends, to pump oil to
> refine by his friends, to sell to SUV (built by... guess who) driving
> freaks. All profits to go to his friends.
> 
> You dont really think there is any way an Iraqi will actually see any of
> that money for food now do you?
> 
> This new-fangled war is so bizarre really. You're supposed to just kill the
> men and take the women. Now days you have to let them live, convince them
> you are their friends, take their resourses, do all kinds of work to turn it
> into money, then seduce their women later. So much more complicated!
> 

Just to be clear, you are saying that the US oil companies will go in, 
pump the oil, load it on a ship and bring it back to the US of A w/o 
paying the Iraqis a dime (much less market price) for their oil?  If you 
really believe that, you need to lay off the crack :-)

B