“WE’RE not at war with the Iranians”
The rant that included that statement is some of the dumbest sh!t I’ve ever read on FR.
We have been at war with them for 40 years.
And the US has ENORMOUS strategic interest in ensuring the free flow of oil out of the Gulf, something the Iranians are currently putting at risk.
Our interests far transcend the Saudis.
Nor wonder you’re new here. You would not have lasted.
It’s petrodollars. Rise in oil prices hurts global economy China, Asia and Europe which of course is linked to US. Trump doesn’t want a collapse before 2020.
Remember US reserve currency is backed by military. I don’t think this is a good situation but US has been stuck here since Breton Woods. When you run out of gold to back your money you back it with a gun.
I’ve always thought that US currency should have pics of aircraft carriers, missiles, nuclear explosions on them as a real reflection of what backs the the buck.