The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Lord Turkey Cough wrote:
"Irish Mike" wrote in message
t...
"Thats why the Iranians are making nuclear weapons too."

That explains it all. The Iranians are building nuclear bombs
because they're afraid Israel will invade them and take over their
country.

They will do when the price of oil hits $100 a barrel next year.

The reason why OPEC is limiting production to only the domestic
needs
of the USA is so there isn't enough fuel to do that anyway.

You mean that OPEC has cut off Japan and the EU entirely?

I guess they figure that faced with a choice between gas rationing
and
NOT invading Iran, the US would choose the latter course.

Given the choice between gas rationing and some loon setting off a
nuke in NYC the US will take the gas rationing. Given the choice
between cooperating and some loon setting off a nuke in Riyadh, OPEC
will cooperate.

OPEC can't prevent the US from conducting military operations. There
is an oil reserve maintained specifically against that eventuality.

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