[mkjessup]

There is a point (we obviously haven’t reached it yet) where the price of oil becomes so prohibitive, threatening the economic well being of any importer of petroleum, that the industrial nations which depend on oil will collectively say ‘enough is enough’ and their military forces will descend upon the Middle East like a pack of ravenous wolves, and we WILL see the so-called ‘War for Oil’ that leftists and liberals of all stripes claim we are already engaged in.

Those nations without an effective fighting force will align themselves with those who do, for a price, and ‘OPEC’ will stand for ‘Occupied Petroleum Exporting Colonies’.

I would suspect that we will see unified military action taken long before oil even gets close to $200 a barrel. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the navies sailing and the bombers flying at $130.

[TigerLikesRooster]

If it goes up too fast and too high, that is a possibility.

[FightThePower!]

“I would suspect that we will see unified military action taken long before oil even gets close to $200 a barrel. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the navies sailing and the bombers flying at $130.”

So we should steal what we can’t buy? Isn’t that why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?

[TLI]

‘OPEC’ will stand for ‘Occupied Petroleum Exporting Colonies’.

Now THAT has a nice ring to it. A REALLY nice ring.

[calex59]

I would suspect that we will see unified military action taken long before oil even gets close to $200 a barrel. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the navies sailing and the bombers flying at $130.

How about we just get pissed off enough to tell the greenies enough is enough and drill for our own oil and take advantage of nuke power and also do what we can with oil shale. Seems like a better alternative than fighting some other country for what we already have right here if we would just hunt for it and ultilize it, instead of letting eviros call the every turn..

[tlj18]

Most people probably don't know this, but it has been official U.S. policy that securing dependable sources of energy (read: oil) is necessary to protect our national security. Personally, I believe in the Peak Oil theory, and that within a few years (less than five) there will not be enough petroleum for everyone. There will be a war between us and China, and the winner will be who doesn't run out of oil first. You cannot wage large-scale war without huge amounts of oil.