Sorry this is way off topic, I think the very root of the problem is God, Israel and how we treat Israel.
First the most important is how we as a nation turned our backs on God.
Second, it is how the whole administration has thrown Israel under the bus and how zero has treated Netanyahu such as making him use the back door of the White House, the “peace my @$$” flotilla, etc.
This has to do with God’s promise to Jacob. Those who bless Jacob (Israel) will be blessed and those who curse Jacob will be cursed. This oil catastrophe is major and a nasty mess but it is the result of what road this country has chosen to take ! We chosen wicked and evil leadership and we are paying the price. If we continue on the same path, what other prices are we as a nation going to pay. This affect everyone and not just the evil doers.
Personally, compared to 10 years ago where I sympathized with the palestinians when dealing with Israel and so much sympathized that I even referred to Israel as occupied territory ! I have come out to be very much in favor of supporting Israel at this juncture of the road. This started with the Sep 11, 2001 bombings. Now especially if I was POTUS, I would back Israel 110 % and tell anyone who is against her to p!$$ off in nicer terms. More ruder term is a word similar to firetruck !
One thing is I am old enough to remember the disaster we had with Jimmy Carter. The high inflation and interest rates, the gas lines, forgot stagflation as well. Also at the time, Jimmy Carter was very anti-Israel in his policies ! Tongue in cheek, Jimmy is smiling is because he knows that he is no longer the worst POTUS. The current POTUS is !
Sorry this is way off topic, I think the very root of the problem is God, Israel and how we treat Israel.
There is a current White House Press Correspondent who has written a book exactly about that. He shows how these things are the judgment of God against this nation for our last several Presidents taking actions against Israel...
That's Clinton, Bush and Obama ...
What on earth would ever lead you to that conclusion?
Seriously.