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A comment on Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in one year. Parent comment

Re:Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in o... by jandrewrogers on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @06:49PM (#47955740)
> The US is also the second largest oil importer in the world.

The US sells oil refinery services to the rest of the world. They "import" crude oil and then "export" the refined product.

US refinery capacity far exceeds its domestic oil production. What did you think they were doing with all that capacity?

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Re:Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in o... by anigbrowl on Thursday April 30, 2026 @12:12AM (#47958011)
This is not as simple as you present it, which is why we import about 70% of our jet fuel from South Korea.

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=M...

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