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By GW=MCHammered, July 31, 2008 at 3:15 pm #
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Okay, we know China’s oil consumption is approaching that of California. But has anyone calculated how much oil we’ll save by ending this fruitless war? Hey, someone did!

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According to the Pentagon’s Defense Energy Support, Operation Iraqi Freedom consumes just over 3 million gallons of IMPORTED fuel per day (about 15% of the United State’s usual daily consumption or close to 4% of the world’s daily consumpton).

...the U.S. Military Academy estimated that delivering one gallon of fuel to U.S. soldiers in Iraq cost American taxpayers $42—and that didn’t include the cost of the fuel itself. At that rate, each U.S. soldier in Iraq is costing $840 per day in fuel delivery costs…

http://www.amconmag.com/2008/2008_03_10/cover.html

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