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Originally posted by Regenmacher
This recent escalation in large military manuevers looks like war with Iran is becoming a direct possibility and just waiting for a single incident to warrant an all out attack on Iran.
I suspect the current Admin's strategy is that the Iranian end game will have to unfold soon, before the markets take a plunge. Oil price spikes will signal the attack on Iran is in the final prepatory phase and it could happen in mere hours after volatile market activity.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
So are you saying that they would do this to keep oil prices high, or what? A little confused with that one here, Regen.
Originally posted by DJMessiah
With US and Israel threatening Iran, and already dubbing it an "evil" country, it's no wonder why Iran is trying to form a plan to protect itself from invasion.
Originally posted by Rasobasi420
The first step in most defenses is showing offensive capability. Like a territorial animal bluffing when an invader walks in.
Originally posted by Regenmacher
No, I am saying oil will start to rise due to Iran literally going offline as a supplier.
Sweet crude would hit $100-$150/bbl and it will start to spike before the attack, since the walls have ears in regards to billions of dollars at risk.
Originally posted by JIMC5499
Iran has the right to do what it wants within it's own borders, I won't question that. I will say that it Iran gets blown off of the map it will be it's own fault.
Originally posted by Peruvianmonk
Aren't Iran allowed to do what they want within their own borders?
If i had a huge navy massing on my borders i would at least like to signal my intent that i'm not gonna lie down with out a fight. Imagine if a navy massed off New York becasue the U.S were developing nuclear weapons.
Originally posted by psyopswatcher
More than that Marg. They are a sovereign nation who also has every right to control and sell their national resources where ever they wish.
Our POTUS, the J.R. Ewing wannabe with his Harvard MBA, knows nothing but exploitation and greed.
Don't be surprised if our intelligence agencies knew of this (if indeed it is true) planned exercise and sent our fleet there to antagonize and beat them to the punch. Another version of 'pre-emption'.
Originally posted by marg6043
Hey you are right, these evil third world countries doesn't know anything but violence right? after all our nation is the only civilized country in the world, [ahem] [ahem] I forgot our loyal friends in the UK, sorry boys.
Now sarcasm aside, people you need to understand that the oil prices are fix for the time being, once the goal of the elections is over they prices will be back to where they were before.
So it will be very silly to blame Iran for a spike on oil for any reasons.
[edit on 2-11-2006 by marg6043]
Originally posted by Gatordone
According to you Marg,
it would be silly to blame any of the worlds problems on anyone other then the US. I'd just like to point out that our enemies have some hand in this as well.