Originally Posted by
ichabodius
Iraq hit a US Navy vessel with a missile back when Reagan was pres and nothing happened.
I doubt Obama has the authority to or the time to interven on a local matter such as the building of a house of worship.
Only reason we are in Iraq and Afghanistan is for their mineral wealth.
Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries
May 2010 Import Highlights: July 29, 2010
Monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in May 2010 has been released and it shows that five countries exported more than 1.00 million barrels per day to the United States (see table below). The top five exporting countries accounted for 66 percent of United States crude oil imports in May while the top ten sources accounted for approximately 86 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports. The top five sources of US crude oil imports for May were Canada (1.997 million barrels per day), Mexico (1.290 million barrels per day), Saudi Arabia (1.093 million barrels per day), Venezuela (1.011 million barrels per day), and Nigeria (1.004 million barrels per day). The rest of the top ten sources, in order, were Angola (0.423 million barrels per day), Iraq (0.394 million barrels per day), Russia (0.358 million barrels per day), Algeria (0.352 million barrels per day), and Brazil (0.312 million barrels per day). Total crude oil imports averaged 9.622 million barrels per day in May, which is a decrease of 0.119 million barrels per day from April 2010.
Canada remained the largest exporter of total petroleum in May, exporting 2.527 million barrels per day to the United States, which is an increase from last month (2.486 thousand barrels per day). The second largest exporter of total petroleum was Mexico with 1.428 million barrels per day.
Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)