To: Godzilla
It would impact supplies, but not shut down travel within the country. There are many other refineries throughout the country as regional suppliers. But there would undoubtely be an impact to the Dow just as after 911. Depending upon the scope and success of an attack.The effect would be more emotional than anything else. It would increase the jitters of people who don't realize we have alternatives, and the repercussions on the source would be far worse than anything they could do to us.
2,001 posted on
11/07/2004 8:52:51 PM PST by
SlowBoat407
("Don't bother giving me liberty: I'll take it for myself, thanks.")
To: SlowBoat407
And the oil companies wouldn't capitalize on it, right?
2,007 posted on
11/07/2004 9:09:44 PM PST by
MamaDearest
(With God all things are possible!)
To: SlowBoat407
The effect would be more emotional than anything else. The primary purpost of terror is to terrorize. An attack on a major petro-chemical complex with nearby residental and high casuality potential is a serious threat.
2,009 posted on
11/07/2004 9:15:40 PM PST by
Godzilla
(Geologists make the best intelligence officers because they are used to dealing with screwed up data)
To: SlowBoat407
On this story:
Stranded Liberian tanker forces closure of Suez Canal; 40 ships blocked
The authority released a statement saying the Tropic, carrying 85,000 tonnes of fuel, suffered mechanical problems some 70 kilometres south of the Mediterranean coastal city of Port Said.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/041107/w110756.html
2,115 posted on
11/08/2004 12:21:01 PM PST by
JustPiper
(NoE-the Enemy !!!)
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