BF2S Forums Iraq War => Oil Prices Up => Alternative Fuels => Food Prices Up

TheAussieReaper wrote:

You don't really have to link the Iraq war to the rising prices of food, that research was always going to push up the prices. There's more demand on ethanol and although there is demand for food, obviously, the poor are the ones who suffer as they cannot afford it.

In hindsight Iraq should have been dealt with after the hunt for terrorists in Afghanistan, like Osama. Then go after Saddam.

Last edited by doug1988 (2008-04-14 04:52:06)

sergeriver wrote:

doug1988 wrote:

War is a business , has always been since the 20Th century , sadly true

Has always been.  Period.

Last edited by doug1988 (2008-04-14 04:54:09)

sergeriver wrote:

Back in 2003, just before GWB decided to go to Iraq to find there were no WMD's, the price of a barrel of oil was about USD 25.  Five years later it's almost 4 times that number.  With the price of oil at USD 100 a barrel, a lot of companies are researching and producing alternative fuels, like biofuels.  You may think "so, what's the problem with this?".  Biofuels use sugar, corn and other crops.  With the increasing use of biofuels the demand shifted to this industry and food prices have risen almost 80% during the last three years.  This may affect millions of people and produce starvation in the poorest countries in the World.

Was Iraq a good idea?

imortal wrote:

sergeriver wrote:

Back in 2003, just before GWB decided to go to Iraq to find there were no WMD's, the price of a barrel of oil was about USD 25.  Five years later it's almost 4 times that number.  With the price of oil at USD 100 a barrel, a lot of companies are researching and producing alternative fuels, like biofuels.  You may think "so, what's the problem with this?".  Biofuels use sugar, corn and other crops.  With the increasing use of biofuels the demand shifted to this industry and food prices have risen almost 80% during the last three years.  This may affect millions of people and produce starvation in the poorest countries in the World.

Was Iraq a good idea?

Except that the price of oil has been mainly driven up due to increased demand in China and India, which would have happened regardless.  Your entire premise is flawed.

article wrote:

Kertz said he can produce about 100,000 gallons of algae oil a year per acre, compared to about 30 gallons per acre from corn; 50 gallons from soybeans.

Last edited by chittydog (2008-04-14 06:25:45)

DrunkFace wrote:

Fallacy of Correlation.

Iraq War
Oil Prices Up => Alternative Fuels
Food Prices Up (this is also news to me)

imortal wrote:

sergeriver wrote:

Back in 2003, just before GWB decided to go to Iraq to find there were no WMD's, the price of a barrel of oil was about USD 25.  Five years later it's almost 4 times that number.  With the price of oil at USD 100 a barrel, a lot of companies are researching and producing alternative fuels, like biofuels.  You may think "so, what's the problem with this?".  Biofuels use sugar, corn and other crops.  With the increasing use of biofuels the demand shifted to this industry and food prices have risen almost 80% during the last three years.  This may affect millions of people and produce starvation in the poorest countries in the World.

Was Iraq a good idea?

Except that the price of oil has been mainly driven up due to increased demand in China and India, which would have happened regardless.  Your entire premise is flawed.

Braddock wrote:

How many miles to the gallon can you get on a fighter jet/tank/battleship?

Turquoise wrote:

Fuck yeah, it's about time we got Iraqis to pay their own way.  Shit, the Republicans are always talking about personal responsibility -- now, they're actually starting to support that with respect to the Iraqis.