Libya- The Cost

Wheezy_2

George Osborne, 22/03/2011:

The cost of Britain's involvement in military operations in Libya is likely to be measured in tens of millions of pounds rather than hundreds of millions

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/03/22/uk-britain-libya-cost-idUKTRE72L47S20110322

Danny Alexander, 20/06/2011:

UK bill for Libya military action running 'into the hundreds of millions'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005676/Danny-Alexander-UK-Libya-military-action-running-hundreds-millions.html#ixzz1Q00doe5P

George Osborne, 21/06/2011:

George Osborne refuses to reveal cost of Libyan operations

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/21/george-osborne-refuses-reveal-cost-libya-operations

Firstly, brilliant forecast, George. Next time, if you haven't got a clue or are unsure how long operations will last, maybe better not forecast at all.
Secondly, does the taxpayer not have the right to know the current cost?

Radiantsoul

I guess it is hard to know exactly what the cost is.

ultrawomble

Radiantsoul wrote: »

I guess it is hard to know exactly what the cost is.

It doesn't matter. They've got oil that we crave so we need to back the winning side so we can have the stuff.

CLAPTON

ultrawomble wrote: »

It doesn't matter. They've got oil that we crave so we need to back the winning side so we can have the stuff.

both sides will sell the oil on the open market so why will it make any difference to us who wins?

wymondham

CLAPTON wrote: »

both sides will sell the oil on the open market so why will it make any difference to us who wins?

Could coalition forces secure a better deal for their respective governments? The price of 'Freedom'?

FTBFun

wymondham wrote: »

Could coalition forces secure a better deal for their respective governments? The price of 'Freedom'?

Hopefully.

I'd rather we bought oil off a democracy than a dictatorship.

Radiantsoul

wymondham wrote: »

Could coalition forces secure a better deal for their respective governments? The price of 'Freedom'?

No, I doubt it.

CLAPTON

wymondham wrote: »

Could coalition forces secure a better deal for their respective governments? The price of 'Freedom'?

you mean that Libya will drop out of OPEC and give us cheap oil?

mbga9pgf

FTBFun wrote: »

Hopefully.

I'd rather we bought oil off a democracy than a dictatorship.

we dont get a choice I am afraid.

Libya's oil is of a very high quality. In some areas, they pump it out clear of impurities and pretty much can run a diesel straight off it. very "sweet" oil

Radiantsoul

FTBFun wrote: »

Hopefully.

I'd rather we bought oil off a democracy than a dictatorship.

The problem is that it might be sold by a dictatorship who then sell it to a democracy who sell it to us.

I never quite got the Iraq war being about oil. After all we could always have bought the oil from Saddam Hussein.

mbga9pgf

Iraq wasnt about Iraq oil. It was (I believe) about regional stability, which, in the end, drums down to western energy security.

Unfortunately, explaining that to the retard levels of intelligence demonstrated by the majority of the UK population would make it impossible to come clean on.