Hm. Such a strange confluence of events in the world these days. Let's see:
1) Iran rushing to develop nuclear weapons.
2) Iranian, Euro-centric Oil Bourse launches end of March
3) Israel states that March is the point of no return
4) U.S. dollar will almost certainly take a hit.
5) Oil prices are still pressured to the upside. Any significant disruption of flow (e.g., mining Hormuz) could move oil between $90 and $100 a barrel. (Gas at $3.50 would be a given)
6) Bush does NOT want to intervene militarily in Iran while Iraq is in flux.
7) Israel has been rendered impotent by fifteen years of acquiesence to "diplomacy". Their future is bleak with a nuclear Iran.
8) China and Iran have struck a massive deal for the Chinese GOVERNMENT (state-owned energy firm) to develop a vast oil field in Iran.
9) UAE vies to buy the rights to operate six major ports in the United States. Congress says "no". Bush basically says he'd sell his mother to the gypsies in order to get the UAE government rights to those ports.
So what does this mean?
1) Iran holds a very powerful hand.
2) The U.S. dollar is vulnerable.
3) Israel is in an extremely bad position.
4) Syria will benefit greatly from a nuclear Iran, and becomes part of a quasi Persian Empire.
5) Shiite-ruled Iraq will join Syria as part of this
quasi Persian Empire.
6) The Saudi Peninsula becomes ripe for Iranian takeover. UAE is a CRITICAL strategic point in this regard - bordered in part by the Strait of Hormuz and a "stone's throw" from Iranian land.
After giving further thought to this matter, it's my opinion that we are entering into a pact with UAE which will guarantee a U.S. base of operations in either Dubai or Abu Dhani, with the expressed intent of containing imperial Iran and protecting the shipping lane of Hormuz.
If I'm correct in this assessment, then it is clear that we have decided not to stand in the way of Iran's nuclear ambitions, but will instead seek to contain their regional aspirations. With the Fed no longer reporting M3, the government is sending a clear signal that "no news is good news". This is like a public corporation just deciding to stop reporting it's balance sheet. It's not a good sign.
There has to be a method to the madness. There's more than meets the eye.
Posts #78 and #90 are two of the best I have seen on this subject. Bravo!!!
That's right. It's more of Bush's super-secret strategery. He has a plan. He can't tell us what it is just now. We have to trust that he has a plan.
Just like Kerry's plans during the election.