[zarf]

It would be a hell of alot cheaper to invest in alternatives to oil and get the hell out of that region of the world.

Without demand for oil that region would dry up and the sand monkeys would go back to camel humping.

[familyop]

"It would be a hell of alot cheaper to invest in alternatives to oil and get the hell out of that region of the world."

Iran will probably have enough range to hit us with nukes, before we have sufficient alternatives to oil for defense. Remember that the Islamists are building to eventually give each and every one of us the choice of conversion to Islam, slavery under Islam or death. Huge quantities of oil continue to be essential for military pursuits.

Fully developed nuclear power systems for all military ground and air vehicles would be nice, though.