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Originally Posted by GNVYUS 1  IF China does start drilling off our shores, I'd hope the Dems and Environmentalists stand up to them and force them off the shoreline or will they allow that yet not allow the USA to do it??
We are going to see if politicians are ready to stand behind their words with maybe a few fists to back them up.
I'll bet China will eventually do it but closer to Cuba's shoreline and then the Dem's will say they are not near our shores and business goes on as usual.  |
They are doing it in Cuban waters,,,,Cuba is not that far away and I believe the demarcation is halfway between in such cases.
Most of the areas of interest are in the 50-150 mile offshore range on the edge of the shelf. In a case where another country is closer...then international law prevents us from claiming that far out.
Territorial waters used to be 3 miles out...these days, I believe it is 12 miles out....and then you are in international waters...but, somehow most nations claim out to 200 miles.
Obama will be begging the Castro brothers to sell us some oil. I would guess Cuba will join OPEC if they find much oil.