Taking War to the Pumps »
Posted by: berkeley 1 year, 2 months agoSixteen gallons of oil. That's how much the average American soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan consumes on a daily basis -- either directly, through the use of Humvees, tanks, trucks, and helicopters, or indirectly, by calling in air strikes.
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berkeley1 year, 2 months ago
It can be difficult to obtain precise details on the DoD's daily oil hit, but an April 2007 report by a defense contractor, LMI Government Consulting, suggests that the Pentagon might consume as much as 340,000 barrels (14 million gallons) every day.
what is the mission of an empire? to murder other humans to obtain enough oil to continue the process.
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