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$300/Barrel Oil Is Coming - Barron's Interview

Pickens stated Iran changing to Natural Gas to save crude to sell
I believe one of the reasons for Nuke is the same.
Not to say they have other designs (I see the point on the weapons grade) but put yourself in their shoes. If you had a commidity that was limited and cannot be replaced what would you do to get the most of that product?

The real story behind the scenes and reasons are generally not followed by the press or reported by most Governments. If you have a dispute find who benefits financially from that dispute and you will find the culprit(s). Who benefits when oil spikes the Texas Oilman and/or the Iranian when they have a public exchange of threats?

However war is like rolling a bolling ball downhill. You only control letting the ball go and once it starts it's very hard to stop or know where it ends up going. We slowed that ball in Anbar but it was not cheap.

If one calls this poster a bleeding heart I did my combat tour in Iraq mostly outside of the wire. I am not tough with other people's kids.