Exxon---273%----Increase In Profits---Thanks To Bush & Iraq War

[kpete]

The Iraq War has been very very good to Exxon
by Lefty Coaster
Sun Jun 15, 2008 at 08:59:42 AM PDT
Follow the Money: Who Profits?

In the four years leading up the Iraq War Exxon averaged a yearly net profit of $11.95 Billion. In the years since George Bush, started the Iraq War Exxon has averaged a yearly net profit of $32.6 Billion, an increase of 273% over the pre Iraq War average profit.

Year Exxon's Profit in
Billions of Dollars

1999 7.9

2000 10.9

2001 17.5

2002 11.5

2003 21.5

2004 25.3

2005 36.1

2006 39.5

2007 40.6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Mobil#cite_note-19
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/15/115942/977/871/536107

[FightingIrish]

1. Mission Accomplished

[jakem]

2. kick and

:puke:

[kentuck]

3. And I believe I heard that Exxon-Mobil was going to close....

over 2000 gas stations nationwide. Because they were not "profitable" enough? What's that all about?

[tbyg52]

17. Individual stations have never been where the big profit is

So they are dumping them onto the suckers. Let the little guys eke out a living on a few cents a gallon and the convenience store.

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. !!!

:grr: GREEDY BASTARDS! ALL OF 'EM! :mad:

[Enrique]

5. maybe it's just a coincidence

:sarcasm:

[Greyhound]

6. and what percentage has the price of gas gone up over the same

time span?


Coincidence? Oh wait, I know, it's "the almighty, invisible hand of market forces".

How many kinds of stupid are there?

[followthemoney]

7. War Capitalism

Say these words. Understand them. The economic system under which we live is "War Capitalism."

Call for change but no change is forthcoming unless War Capitalism is destroyed. All other change is superficial.

War Capitalism cannot be made friendly.

[brentspeak]

8. This thread is lacking the following image:

[Vickers]

9. omg, Chef Gusteau from Ratatouille runs Exxon???????

:wow:

[Mojambo]

10. Apparently he keeps all that money safely stashed away inside his second chin. n/t

[lonestarnot]

11. Sonofabitch! Post a warning!

:puke:

[Initech]

13. Jabba The Hutt runs Exxon?

[MadinMo]

18. Gag......................

:puke:

[Initech]

12. Hey, all you assholes who are cheering for high gas prices, listen up:

THIS IS NOT SIMPLE FUCKING SUPPLY AND DEMAND!!! We are paying $2 a gallon for market speculation based on absolutely NOTHING!!! And the gas companies are reaping the rewards!! Shut these motherfuckers down!!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. !!!

:applause:

[bluesmail]

14. May they rot in a HELL full of burning gasoline...

:evilgrin:

[SpiralHawk]

15. "Whooopeee. Now let's have more tax cuts for the wealthy." - Republicons

[Metta]

16. There should be a 125% windfall profits tax.

*and* gas should be 99 cents for 10 years.

[SammyWinstonJack]

20. !!!

:thumbsup: