Y'know Mudbot, this POTUS had to have known his action(s) might precipitate the response we're seeing from the Saudis.
That they could very well jack oil prices through the roof to send a *message* thereby casting the administration in a bad light for the upcoming election.
There's *some* kind of strategy at work here, so let us all watch & see what kind of *influence* he can wield over these ungrateful SOBs to bring 'em into line with reality, shall we?
If there's ONE thing I hold his father responsible for, it'd be stopping Hussein before he could lay waste to that so-called country of robed ingrates.
No one knows how this is going to play out and I just wished people realized that gasoline et al has a "shelf life" & if not used within say, 30 days?
It'll spoil.
Then OPEC all the way down to the local gas station then can *eat* the stuff for all I care.
As far as frivoulous driving which'll burn more gasoline than necessary goes, or, threats of $3 per gal this summer goes?
Take *one* guess what I'm [not] going to be doing?
...just *one* guess, though. {g}
Really? What about my gas can that I use to fill my--push--lawnmower? That gas has been in there since last fall...should I throw it away? FWIW...as the purported cheapskate and packrat, I don't throw away diddly.
I do agree that we oughtta figger out a way to flex our muscles as the largest consumer of the Saudi's only export...we need to find a more reliable producer fer our addiction, then tell the Saudis to go fly a kite!!
FReegards...MUD