The Russia - Ukraine Conflict
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I read or saw somewhere that our missile defense system literally barely even works. There are missiles that are too fast for it to intercept
Most of our oil actually comes from Canada, and US fracking when the dollar per barrel is high enough to make it worth it.
Where does America’s oil come from?
Subs can only go so deep and you don't think they figured a way to have sonar or radars that deep. They don't spend billions on military equipment for nothing. Please don't think you know what this government is capable of. We have subs out there too. With the defense on high alert they won't get close enough to do anything
Did you look at the units and see if it was in miles?I googled distance from moscow to nyc and it was way less than the range attributed to the missile.
The shortest distance (air line) between Moscow and New-York is 4,666.59 mi (7,510.16 km).
The whole East Coast is in range.
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now why would all these nations have anything against the "West"
The sanctions plan is gonna get complicated,
1st China starts importing more from Russia to cushion them
now India is gettin in to help....
Gonna be a lot of sanctions being tossed back n forth
now why would all these nations have anything against the "West"
TaxCollector13459
2018 Coli Rookie of the Year
Whole lot of:
Reach for dem bag of doritos beside that big red button if u want to lmaoo
Its the extreme cold weather, and the lack of food and animals to feast on, that make them extra harsh even by CAC standards.
Artfull Dodger
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They see Russia as an friend who stood up for them in the past n present. Some of them see hypocrisy in the world political landscape as well.
now why would all these nations have anything against the "West"
Saudi Arabia despite being a so called friend of America even abstained from the UN resolution.
they just having fun wtf do you want them to do
West Coast Avenger
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So they just give it to us for free??.....We buy no oil from Russia
our oil comes from Venezuela and Mexico
Your post might be the most inaccurate post in all 180 pages in this thread , which is saying a lot
....Russia Is A Major Supplier Of Oil To The U.S.
TaxCollector13459
2018 Coli Rookie of the Year
I see what he's trying to say but its not a fair comparison imo for a couple reasons
In fallujah they were basically fighting the leftover republican guard and other fighters who came in the game ready to box both times. They were already set up dug in. They came in with a game plan, and they werent factoring in no civilians, we basically gave citizens a chance to leave before they went in.
Ukraine getting smashed because they lost air superiority. You cant put shyt in the air it makes it hard to do anything because airspace is used for so much shyt. Combat power projection(deploying troops, attacking positions ) medical evacuation, battlefield surveillance, etc. The javelins help but they really just to get the enemy off of you until support come (which is usually air)
Then to make it worse they lost naval superiority. Same as above, cuts off shipping and supply lines. You take away the sea from Britian for an example and you'd hurt them.
You mean UAE. They are always going off doing their own thing. I guess they think they are a major player right nowThey see Russia as an friend who stood up for them in the past n present. Some of them see hypocrisy in the world political landscape as well
Saudi Arabia despite being a so called friend of America even abstained from the UN resolution.
at least the Saudis as much as I despise them, are consistent.
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thats due to recent sanctions on Venezuela, for the majority of the past 20 years almost all of our oil came from Mexico and Venezuela. Now that we are going to sanction Russia, we will more than likely go back this route. We dont need Russia for shyt.
U.S. petroleum imports from Venezuela 2019 | Statista
Venezuela Oil Reserves, Production and Consumption Statistics - Worldometer
"Venezuela holds 299,953,000,000 barrels of proven oil reserves as of 2016, ranking 1st in the world and accounting for about 18.2% of the world's total oil reserves of 1,650,585,140,000 barrels."
10. Libya: 48.4 Billion Barrels
The largest oil fields and greatest oil reserves of Africa are in Libya, and experts suggest that they have many more oil rich reserves that have yet to be discovered because of sanctions against foreign oil companies and internal political instability. It is widely known and very well documented that Libya has been struggling due to a civil war and the forty two year long Gaddafi regime that ended in 2011. Due to all these conflicts, Libya has hardly been able to expand their oil production capabilities. Even still, oil has amounted to as much as 98% of government revenue in recent years; and it is highly likely that they will continue to grow as they move to maximize the productivity of their oil reserves. This could lead to political and economical development in the volatile yet promising African nation.
9. The United States: 48.5 Billion Barrels
The U.S.A has managed to find new levels of success in the past few years, likely due to their new and innovative techniques in drilling for oil. Horizontal drilling has been very effective; and fracking, while somewhat controversial, is undoubtedly an extremely effective approach that has tapped into previously inaccessible sources of oil. These advances have enabled the extraction from plentiful reserves of oil and shale. In 2012, the U.S. reached the 36 million barrel mark for the first time since 1975. In a country that expends more oil than many other nations in the world, this is a key development which can provide its citizens with a much-needed commodity and even the ability to export the product.
8. The United Arab Emirates: 98.7 Billion Barrels
The Zakum oil field in the U.A.E. has been the primary source of oil for this relatively small nation of the Arabian peninsula. Statistics indicate that oil and gas accounts for around 40% of the national GDP, which caused the country to modernize and created a high standard of living since the reserves were originally discovered in 1958. The Arabian peninsula and the surrounding area is renowned for its wealth of oil/gas reserves, and the U.A.E.’s Zakum field produces a disproportionately large amount of oil for a country with a somewhat small land area.
7. Kuwait: 101.5 Billion Barrels
Kuwait is another smaller-yet-fertile oil producing nation around the Persian Gulf. The past few decades have been chaotic in Kuwait; due to the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980’s, followed by the Iraqi invasion and annexation of Kuwait in 1990, and finally the Persian Gulf War in which a U.S. led coalition sought to remove the crushing Iraqi occupation. They were devastated by the Iraqi regime, which adopted the scorched-earth policy to destroy Kuwait’s assets. After Kuwait regained its independence, they restored their place amongst the global leaders in oil production. The Burgan oil field holds approximately 70 billion barrels, making it the world’s second largest single oil field.
6. Russia: 103.2 Billion Barrels
Russia has numerous natural resources for energy, most notably the massive oil fields in Siberia. The decline of the Soviet Union caused a lapse in oil production, but they have improved recently as the country made an effort to revamp their efficiency. There are still potentially bountiful sources in the arctic regions of Russia that have yet to be used.
5. Iraq: 150 Billion Barrels
Iraq has some of the world’s greatest reserves of oil, even though they- likely many other nearby countries in the Middle East- have been burdened down by political struggles for much of the past few decades. These conflicts crippled the entire oil production industry in the country for quite some time, preventing them from accomplishing very much at all as they were entangled in a series of wars and changes in political control. However, even the rather antiquated 2D readings of Iraq’s oil fields prove that they have a lot to offer in terms of oil. Luckily, the past few years have brought considerable improvement and helped stabilized the country; so they should be able to revitalize their oil production.
4. Iran: 157.8 Billion Barrels
Iran is yet another oil-rich Middle Eastern country, manufacturing nearly 160 billion barrels per year. They have some of the most accessible reserves in the world, which allows them to extract oil quickly and efficiently. Iran’s oil reserves were first found in 1905, so even after more than a century of production; they still haven’t depleted their resources. At their current rate, they’ll continue to churn out oil for another century or more; and that doesn’t even take currently undiscovered fields into consideration. Almost 150 hydrocarbon fields are located in Iran, and they contain both oil and natural gas.
3. Canada: 172.9 Billion Barrels
Canada leads the North American nations in terms of oil production. A significant portion of their sources are in the oil sands deposits in Alberta, and many of the conventional oil reserves are located in Alberta as well. Extracting oil from the oil sands isn’t as easy or straightforward as drilling in the more common types of oil fields, so Canada’s oil production is rather sporadic compared to other countries in which extraction is relatively straightforward and the production is steady. Canadian oil companies typically prioritize drilling for the low-density, high value oil; but they will not hesitate to transition to the rather difficult extraction of crude oil if necessary. Despite the cumbersome and tedious nature of Canada’s oil production, they are still one of the world’s most oil-affluent countries.
2. Saudi Arabia: 267 Billion Barrels
There is perhaps no country more heavily associated with oil than Saudi Arabia. People around the world know of the incredibly wealthy oil sheikhs with their gold-plated cars and enormous yachts, as well as the role of oil in Saudi Arabia’s position in geopolitics. While many might be surprised to learn that Saudi Arabia no longer holds the top position in oil production, they remain in second place by a substantial margin. Much of the oil in Saudi Arabia can be accessed and extracted with ease in their massive oil fields. As much as a fifth of the entire world’s oil reserves lie in Saudi Arabia. It is quite possible that Saudi Arabia will reclaim their place as the world’s leading oil producer, as there are oil fields/reserves that have yet to be developed.
1. Venezuela: 298.3 Billion Barrels
Over the past decade, Venezuela has capitalized on the massive oil reserves at its disposal and climbed its way to the top of the world’s oil-producing nations. Part of their vault to the top was caused by the discovery of oil sands, much like the ones in Canada; as well as conventional oil/natural gas deposits. Perhaps the greatest oil asset in Venezuela are the Orinoco tar sands, which are less viscous than the sands in Canada. This means that they can be drilled and extracted by traditional means, so production is much more consistent and continuous. Venezuela is something of a newcomer to the oil game, but it certainly seems like they’re in the hierarchy to stay.