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2008-07-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by tipper 2008-07-10 13:59|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Is that supposed to make Iran untouchable?
I'd pay $10 a gallon to smite down those pigeon chested little tossers.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-10 14:37|| 2008-07-10 14:37|| Front Page Top

#2 No big deal, we'll just uncap the Texas mystery wells, bring in all those tankers idling in the Gulf of Mexico, take the Phish carbureator to market, recapitalize the PG&E Street Car lines, increase the subsidy for corn ethanol and hold Congressional Hearings.

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-10 15:40|| 2008-07-10 15:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Iran would be bankrupt without oil sales. Consumers have leverage. If Iran's command and control centers were taken out, oil patch locals would then be interested in their own futures. I wouldn't forsee the same destruction that we saw after the Iraqis pulled out of Kuwait. If you look at the demographic maps, few Persians live near either the oil fields or Hormuz Strait. It is likely that the CIA has secured some tenative agreements, pending US sovereign control over strategic areas. That should happen, if President Bush choses NOT to coast out of office. I have my doubts.

Posted by Unomoper the Grim4096 2008-07-10 16:57|| 2008-07-10 16:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Monopsony!

And then Kurdish pipeline development.

Posted by Pearl Jeager2939 2008-07-10 18:27|| 2008-07-10 18:27|| Front Page Top

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