[A CA Guy]

The other future issue for these countries is about how they are planning their futures.
I think within 30 years we will have new sources of energy and all these Middle East countries will have left will be their worthless oil and sand.
This is not good because if they don't change over to some form of acceptable production of anything, they will starve.
That starving has more of these radical groups going after the responsible contries who have prepared for their futures.
We see this right now with Korea, so this can come to a bad end for the Middle East unless they make changes soon.

That would be good for everybody in the end.

[The Old Hoosier]

Right now they use the money to spread the religion of the prophet.

Are you sure this drop in prices is a bad thing?