Breaking news... Kurdish Oil anchored off Texas

[Rockstar]

Kurds looking for a buyer. Bagdad not happy. Iraq falling apart.

(Reuters) - A tanker carrying crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan was anchored near the Port of Galveston, Texas, and must undergo a routine safety inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday before it can unload its cargo, an official said.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/27/usa-iraq-kurdishoil-idUKL2N0Q20BU20140727

[Otto Fuhrmann]

Iraq as a nation seems to be a thing of the past.

[Rockstar]

I suppose we could alllow Iraq to invade Texas so they can install a more friendly goverment, all in the name freedom of course.

[Dread Knot]

Iraq as a nation seems to be a thing of the past.

As a legal entity they're still in business. Their lawyers have been running from nation to nation trying to tie the sale from these Kurdish chartered tankers up in legal knots. However, the Kurds did manage to sell a consignment to Israel recently, since Iraq still has no relations with Israel, legal or otherwise.

[Wolferz]

I'm surprised they haven't tried to sell it to China. They would likely take the whole load with no questions asked, other than "Who we write check to?":haha:

[Onkel Neal]

I'm surprised they haven't tried to sell it to China. They would likely take the whole load with no questions asked, other than "Who we write check to?":haha:

They can't get good Bbq in China

[Admiral Halsey]

They can't get good Bbq in China

That reminds me of something. Neal if you ever visit Kentucky try to stop by Red State Barbecue. That place has BBQ that rivals the best in Texas!(Texans who've visited the place have said it's the best they've ever had.)

[Onkel Neal]

I sure will, I bet it's good

[Jimbuna]

I'm surprised they haven't tried to sell it to China. They would likely take the whole load with no questions asked, other than "Who we write check to?":haha:

LOL :)

[Oberon]

Iraq as a nation seems to be a thing of the past.

It's done well to last almost a 100 years, but the lines that we drew were pretty screwy in the first place. Now we're seeing the fall out.

[Platapus]

I suppose we could alllow Iraq to invade Texas so they can install a more friendly goverment, all in the name freedom of course.

Given a choice between living in Iraq and living in Texas, they would probably choose Iraq. :D

[Stealhead]

I'm surprised they haven't tried to sell it to China. They would likely take the whole load with no questions asked, other than "Who we write check to?":haha:


I think the Kurds from Northern Iraq would much prefer selling oil to the US than China.

[em2nought]

I suppose we could alllow Iraq to invade Texas so they can install a more friendly goverment, all in the name freedom of course.

They've got guns in Texas, and they probably won't just throw them down and run the other direction. :salute:

[Onkel Neal]

They've got guns in Texas, and they probably won't just throw them down and run the other direction. :salute:

You got that right
http://www.andrews.edu/~rwright/Oldwww/Alamo/alamo.gif

[Dread Knot]

Looks like the party's over. Iraq's legal eagles have swooped in.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-29/iraq-gets-u-s-court-order-seizing-tanker-crude-off-texas.html


Iraq persuaded a U.S. judge to order the seizure of $100 million of oil inside a tanker anchored off Galveston, Texas, that it claims was illegally pumped from wells in Kurdistan

[Wolferz]

You got that right
http://www.andrews.edu/~rwright/Oldwww/Alamo/alamo.gif
I remember that place. One of my cousins died there.:wah:

[vienna]

You got that right
http://www.andrews.edu/~rwright/Oldwww/Alamo/alamo.gif

I'm always amused Texans glorify a battle they lost...seems almost "French", in a way...


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[Dread Knot]

I'm always amused Texans glorify a battle they lost...seems almost "French", in a way...


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It's a fairly common thing regardless of nationality.

Gordon and the Siege of Khartoum.
Frost's paratroopers at Arnhem bridge.
The 300 Spartans at Thermopylae.
The Jews at Masada.
Rohan at Helm's Deep .

Oops. Scratch the last one. :D

[Wolferz]

I'm always amused Texans glorify a battle they lost...seems almost "French", in a way...


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Did they really lose? Texas isn't part of Mexico today.:smug: But, they're still trying to take it back.
That loss became the rallying cry.... Geronimo!!!!:sunny:

[TarJak]

I thought the cry was ' remember the alimony' :D

[Jimbuna]

"I'm a screamer"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwTl_yMM8d4

[Sailor Steve]

Did they really lose? Texas isn't part of Mexico today.
They won the war, but they did lose the battle they glorify. That's probably why. People love a good "last stand".

[vienna]

Actually, Texas never really won the war. After declaring independence, Texans fought the Battle of the Alamo, resulting in the massacre of the Alamo defenders. Texas continued to fight against Mexico, but Mexico itself was in extreme disarray, almost in a state of civil war and its efforts to impose Mexican rule were deeply hindered by their political turmoil. Texas' independence was recognized by several European countries and the US. In 1845, Texas took up the US on its offer to annex the territory and the US then entered into what is known as the Mexican-American War in order to enforce its claims on Texas and what is now the area encompassing the US Southwest, including California. If the US had not intervened, and if the Mexican government had somehow unified, the real possibility exists Texas would have lost in the long run and Mexican food, music, and culture would have been widespread today...

Oh, wait a minute...


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