Why not use up the cheap oil in the middle east first, then leave the rest of the world with nothing?
The the USA would still be on top economically, militarily, socially, AND have all the important resources.
This is what the arab “street” always talks about -— they will have nothing in 25 years.
Why? Because the marginal supply is inadequate for our needs, at reasonable if not cheap prices, NOW. Not at some pie-in-the-sky date in future.
What cheap oil in the Middle East?
i made a post similar to your thoughts not long ago and was attacked as being crazy.....i had suggested that this was exactly what our gov’t may be thinking....not really absurd at all...