[capitalist229]

have you ever considered the possibility that a sitting President might not make such a move, even after we suffered a devastating strike...?

Zactly.

For one thing, we need their oil because $10 gasoline would destabilize this country.

We would send two million marines into harms way to secure the oil fields of Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Personally, I think that the ME is headed the same way as Europe post-1945.

Occupied for 50 years until they breed a generation of adults.

BUMP

[Zeroisanumber]

For one thing, we need their oil because $10 gasoline would destabilize this country.

$10/gallon oil wouldn't matter because the economy would already have totally collapsed. Total damage to the economy from 9/11 was roughly $8 trillion. Any strike like this would run into the hundreds of trillions, and pretty much finish us as a nation.

We would send two million marines into harms way to secure the oil fields of Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Whichever dictator took over in the aftermath of such a strike would destroy the ME in response in order to secure his position in the eyes of the public.

Personally, I think that the ME is headed the same way as Europe post-1945.

I'd rather just stick with developing alternate forms of energy and let the Arabs have what's left over.