Posted on 06/12/2008 2:15:23 AM PDT by Flavius
If wasn't clear before it should be now: the Bush administration can't afford to attack Iran. With gas already at $4 a gallon and rising almost every day, Iran figuratively and literally has the United States over a barrel. As much as the administration is tempted, it is not about to test Iran's promise to "explode" the Middle East if it is attacked.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
"One hard and fast rule in the Middle East is never rule out Israel's readiness to turn the table over."
Maybe turning the table over involves taking the gloves off completely.
Good grief talk about rallying the populace.
“Time” . . . ? . . . Consider the source.
I have to get offline right now and haven’t finished the article, but the thought hits me that if Iran already is stockpiling their Venezuelan type heavy sulpher crude (Limited facilities available to refine their type of oil, and apparently most of those are down for maintenance) in tankers floating offshore, and chartering more vessels/tankers for storage, then how can we consider the loss of their Bpd production as deterrent to straightening out their heads?
Gotta go NOW...buh bye.
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