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Old 11-21-2008, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by DigitalShadow View Post
But how much of it is greedy oil companies unchecked by congress exporting to make more money and how much is out of necessity because we don't have enough refineries?
There are many factors - perhaps related to greed but some of the reasons we say we export is for security reasons, foreign relations and to help underdeveloped countries.

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