Great idea. Just what we need - higher gas prices. That’ll show ‘em! /sarc
If Trump can break up the monopolies in the US, that'll drastically lower prices due to old fashioned competition...Something we haven't seen in ages...
>>> Just what we need - higher gas prices
Actually, I think Trump and you are both mistaken. Petroleum is a very fungible resource, and so if we stop buying from SA, the market flow will automatically shift to accommodate, but everyone will still buy at approx. the same market price.
“Great idea. Just what we need - higher gas prices. That’ll show ‘em! /sarc”
Nope, at the same time Trump will have our own oil guys in this country fracking like crazy, creating tons of jobs, and decreasing our dependence on Saudi Arabia and other oil countries like Russia, big-time. And our fracking companies will get a good price selling in the marketplace right here in the USA.
So we get lots of new jobs, plenty of oil (those fracking operations can be restarted faster than greased lightening), decreased dependency on others and just the threat of this to the Saudi’s will make them ante up either money or troops to us, just like Trump wants. Scare them into no longer taking advantage of our American good nature. No more Mr. Nice Guy. With Trump the gloves come off. Better to be feared than liked. Plus this is a classic “Art of the Deal” move. Love it.