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Now one of these sites I used for a prior post but made the mistake of taking it from my e-mail. This time I will simply give you the sites along with the original posted site. The truth still comes down to it is a small area and it is not the area that the Democrats want us to beleive it is. So the question is, Why lie? Why not show us that it is in about the same are that they are drilling around now? The secound site is the one I used for my first post. I have about twenty that I have looked at and every one has a diffrent oppion but they all show a very small area in the same place. Some anti-drilling do not show pictures so you have to wonder why.

Also these sites do not all agree with drilling for our own oil. The problem I have is we are spending billions and we are asking for more oil spills by importing. We not only have oil there, offshore but right here in the middle of our country that our congress blocks us drilling for. In this day and age we have a safer less invasive forms of drilling so we must ask ourselfs why they do not want us drilling for our own oil. I know why Al Gore doesn't, he made over $100 millions in profit on his green house investments yet he drives a big SUV and uses a huge gas guzzling boat to play on then flies in his private jet at the expence of who? All of us who fall for his go green theory.

http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironme
nt/wm692.cfm

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/anwr.asp>

http://www.anwr.org/Headlines/GOP-Reps-call-for-dri
lling-in-ANWR.php

http://www.anwr.org/Resources/Land-Statistics.phpa>

http://www.anwr.org/backgrnd/potent.html

This is what Charli E. Coon,J.D. concluded:

Conclusion.
The debate over drilling in Section 1002 of ANWR is not about destroying one of America's national treasures. The magnificent mountains, beautiful lakes, and precious wildlife will not be disturbed. Nor is it about enriching oil companies. Irresponsible federal policies and indifference by policymakers to the growing domestic shortages of oil, not the actions of oil companies, have made the United States more than 50 percent dependent on foreign oil sources and subject to price volatility. At issue is whether to use merely 2,000 acres out of a total of 19 million acres in ANWR to ensure the nation's energy security. When it takes up H.R. 4, the full House should follow the lead of its Resources Committee, which approved oil and gas exploration and development in Section 1002 of ANWR's coastal plan, and resist efforts to delete that provision from the bill. America has much at stake-most importantly, its national energy security.

Charli E. Coon, J.D., is Senior Policy Analyst for Energy and the Environment in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.

1. ANWR 19.0 million acres Portion of ANWR permanently closed to development (Wilderness & Refuge) 17.5 million 2. West Virginia 15.5 3. Maryland 6.6 4. Vermont 6.1 5. New Hampshire 5.9 6. Massachusetts 5.3 7. New Jersey 4.9 8. Hawaii 4.1 9. Connecticut 3.2 Area proposed for exploration 1.5 million 10. Delaware 1.3 11. Rhode Island .7