Myself..have worked at the front end of the oil sector for 2 plus decades.
So ya...I fabbed the oil process facilites all thru the Persian Gulf and beyond.
Prior to Gulf War1..we were building Frac process modules for Iran..seems the Russians were slant drilling under the Iranian border..draining their field.
Then the war hit...ban on shipping in the Gulf.
Granted..the consortium we were part of..several U.S. oil giants..they encured the loss as the Iranian project was cancelled..3/4 's completed.
In a bizarre twist..the same consortium had previously enabled Russia with Frac technology and were part of the *Drain the crying Iranians oil play too ..go figure huh : )
I've forwarded just a few idents here as too how vulnerable fiscally we are to Islams terror...anyone googling Oil Security reports is gonna read the mind boggling numbers swelling now in everything from Insurance coverage to contract bidding.
All these big players are not going to eat these losses..they pass down to the consumer.
U.S. funding for military projects is being scapled bigtime by the cost of the war..which runs..to protect oil transfer.
We need Missile defence...Black projects,the Navy is unhappy with a 295 ship force..the Army needs 2-3 addition divisions.
The U.S. is taking this one on the chin here..back home..how many military families needed foodbanks and social help to survive while hubby is in harms way.
Its been hard..severe..and projects to be moreso in the future.
It would be good to see Firms like Halliburton,Brown and Root kick funds in for military vehicle armor upgrades...they should damnit!....Americans are dying and being maimed for life...so that they can spin the big corporate wheel.
To some degree I too am Pissed off at this war...dissed..cuz I know who's making big coin..and where the fiscal losses will eventually end up.
But..this stand in Iraq is critical...a critical window..should we fail..Islam will extort us into ruin.