"Stuart Wheaton" wrote

Ah, speaking of people who have NO CLUE what they are talking about, Egypt
is an oil Importer. Their main influence on oil is that a huge quantity
of it passes through the Suez canal.

I bow to your obviously more massive brain than mine, but nonetheless, the
point is the same. Petrodollars no matter if it is from production or
confiscatory taxation for transportation.

You missed the point. The Golden Rule applies. He who has the gold makes
the rules.

Glen Who?

Steve