Sunday, September 21st, 2008
- The United States is 11th or 12th on the list of countries with the largest oil reserves. The top 5, from lowest to highest, are United Arab Emirates, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia – some lists have Canada in the top five. For comparisons sake, the United States has around 21 billion barrels while Saudi Arabia has 265 billion barrels.
- The United States uses more oil than any other country. In fact, the Unites States uses more than twice the oil, per day, than the next higher consumer of oil.
- The United States is the fattest nation in the world. Walking and/or riding a bicycle to commute would help, but this isn’t always feasible when many people cannot afford to live anywhere near where they work. With the current housing situation, this is getting worst. It seems like we are stuck in a vicious cycle.
- Earlier this year we reached the 4,000 milestone. In that 4th thousand, 53.6% were from IEDs, and 30% were from 18-21 years old. Approximately 4, 168 men and women have been killed in Iraq. Again, four thousand, one hundred and sixty eight men and women have lost their lives in Iraq.
Tags: consumption, fatalities, iraq, oil, reserves, war
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