tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post4250695596240543101..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: UNDERSTANDING THE MIDDLE EASTjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37848437174285014192016-08-28T12:52:36.499-04:002016-08-28T12:52:36.499-04:00I agree; we shouldn't be that dependent on the...I agree; we shouldn't be that dependent on their oil and let them work out their own differences. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35437316764622326832016-08-27T21:02:15.615-04:002016-08-27T21:02:15.615-04:00Now I wanna get solar panels for my roof and a win...Now I wanna get solar panels for my roof and a windmill in my backyard and a Prius in my garage...Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44655553470173101222016-08-27T20:29:21.139-04:002016-08-27T20:29:21.139-04:00Wow, read the comments above. Tells you where we a...Wow, read the comments above. Tells you where we are (nobody has a clue) to where we're going (we're already there, we're going left, we're going right, etc) and how very, very little we know about economics, the Middle East, and our place in the world. <br />Very informative, Joeh. thanks,<br />MikeShould Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8396877553347633902016-08-27T16:09:16.119-04:002016-08-27T16:09:16.119-04:00My head hurts now. I'm with Stephen and think ...My head hurts now. I'm with Stephen and think we should find a renewable source of energy that only we could produce. Wouldn't that stir up the pot?Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58750381200310783012016-08-27T15:45:45.904-04:002016-08-27T15:45:45.904-04:00My understanding is that we really don't need ...My understanding is that we really don't need oil from the Middle East. Our production has nearly doubled over the last seven years and the oil we import comes from Canada, not the Middle East. This is not to say we don't want their oil, but we'd all be better off eliminating our dependency on fossil fuel as quickly as possible.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44787409452384141042016-08-27T15:34:35.756-04:002016-08-27T15:34:35.756-04:00I don't have any idea what is going on over th...I don't have any idea what is going on over there and I am actually there on a semi-regular basis. Well, at least in the areas with oil. <br /><br />Something's gotta give. It can't keep going like this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-10900021394884590322016-08-27T14:49:55.775-04:002016-08-27T14:49:55.775-04:00I will second that!
I will second that!<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56854674147063410522016-08-27T14:49:01.682-04:002016-08-27T14:49:01.682-04:00I knew that...
...but I wasn't going to open t...I knew that...<br />...but I wasn't going to open that can.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87255498818808578212016-08-27T13:38:27.809-04:002016-08-27T13:38:27.809-04:00Yep. I think you covered the key areas. Yep. I think you covered the key areas. Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28784431155778150462016-08-27T13:31:34.103-04:002016-08-27T13:31:34.103-04:00Thank you for your concise & thoughtful summar...Thank you for your concise & thoughtful summary; I now understand the Middle East situation!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1526675111703320252016-08-27T11:06:40.223-04:002016-08-27T11:06:40.223-04:00Obama should stay out of our politics too. I would...Obama should stay out of our politics too. I would like to see how Trump deals with it all. Who knows how he'd deal with it Better than Clinton, that's for sure. As long as the situation at home is okay and you get to keep Tony Blair, that's fine. IS hates everybody and we should wipe them out. They're just a bunch of no-hopers nobody would miss.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094441414025227387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78241468100831983582016-08-27T10:31:49.569-04:002016-08-27T10:31:49.569-04:00I don't know Joe, but you seem to have a prett...I don't know Joe, but you seem to have a pretty good handle on what's going on over there.<br /><br />Joe for President!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-17422797338274749492016-08-27T09:31:45.713-04:002016-08-27T09:31:45.713-04:00All that hate sounds a whole lot like this country...All that hate sounds a whole lot like this country.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-77464164593420844662016-08-27T09:23:15.971-04:002016-08-27T09:23:15.971-04:00It's too late now Joe. They are here and grow...It's too late now Joe. They are here and growing. They tell us often what they plan and many never listen. Islam shall rule the world. They mean that. They are not tolerant of any religion except Islam.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1323419092411479592016-08-27T08:42:13.556-04:002016-08-27T08:42:13.556-04:00one huge hornet's nest with bees, wasps, horne...one huge hornet's nest with bees, wasps, hornets, flies, spiders, scorpions and gnats all living in it at once. and we just stir them up, apparently.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42195124198854709982016-08-27T07:50:56.254-04:002016-08-27T07:50:56.254-04:00It would be nice if we could develop alternative e...It would be nice if we could develop alternative energy to the point where we didn't need any oil but our own. We wouldn't have to be so invested in other country's politics, perhaps.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90215035958232924982016-08-27T07:41:51.791-04:002016-08-27T07:41:51.791-04:00Thanks for making the matter so clear, Joe.Thanks for making the matter so clear, Joe.Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7062660651746290372016-08-27T07:40:27.913-04:002016-08-27T07:40:27.913-04:00It's all the fault of the US, the UK and Franc...It's all the fault of the US, the UK and France, who drew the borders after World War I, and seem to have meddled in the area ever since!Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-29982780059748483912016-08-27T04:07:00.901-04:002016-08-27T04:07:00.901-04:00And we have idiots here who are against fracking, ...And we have idiots here who are against fracking, can you believe that?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65940014325922010532016-08-27T02:03:24.692-04:002016-08-27T02:03:24.692-04:00I agree with you that America, and any other count...I agree with you that America, and any other countries involved, should butt out and leave them to fight it out for themselves. Don't you get enough oil from all those Texas oil rigs?<br />Maybe you could all ride pushbikes for a while...Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-31158495545888735852016-08-27T01:41:03.033-04:002016-08-27T01:41:03.033-04:00Hmm...well, I still don't understand it, but t...Hmm...well, I still don't understand it, but thanks for trying!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-89127215148192744142016-08-27T01:09:12.296-04:002016-08-27T01:09:12.296-04:00No matter what we do, it will be wrong.No matter what we do, it will be wrong.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37419660174048013092016-08-26T22:45:43.435-04:002016-08-26T22:45:43.435-04:00Your explanation and understanding is about as goo...Your explanation and understanding is about as good as anyone has <br />It is obvious whoever drew the borders over there hadn't a clue (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-85638050471789636952016-08-26T22:23:47.020-04:002016-08-26T22:23:47.020-04:00I say we just drill a well very very very deep, al...I say we just drill a well very very very deep, all the way through the core of the earth, and come up underneath the Mid East and SUCK ALL THEIR OIL OUT FROM UNDER THEM! Then they can all go f__k their camels and their cousins and each other, I don't care. :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.com