[fatez]

Good for Saudi Arabia, doing to Iran what Obama won't!

While I understand your sentiments and agree with you, this could also backfire (the law of unintended consequences)...

With the Russian economy cratering, it might be time for Putin to prop up oil prices and his own image by starting a war. Iran may do the same. I am sure that Putin is already blaming the sanctions for his bad economy and will demagogue this issue. This may be the fuse that lights a world war...

Consumers definitely benefit as do India and China. Russian is definitely getting pounded.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"With the Russian economy cratering, it might be time for Putin to prop up oil prices and his own image by starting a war. Iran may do the same."

That is my fear also. Russia rolling tanks into her former satallite neighbors. Iran could try to close off the Straits of Hormuz which would entail a Naval war on the level of Operation Preying Mantiss. I'm not as worried about Iran because we know how that little sea battle in the 80's turned out and they are weaker now than then. However, Russia rolling her tanks into countries could be a major problem and something we should be cognizant of.