[dirtboy]

Correct. The stuff is useless to him unless he can sell it. And, like the other oil producing states, he would want to be able to sell it to us.

By your logic, then, the Arab boycott of the United States for supporting Israel would have been impossible ... heck, OPEC itself would be impossible. Please try to reconcile your views with history...

[Ada Coddington]

By your logic, then, the Arab boycott of the United States for supporting Israel would have been impossible ... heck, OPEC itself would be impossible. Please try to reconcile your views with history...

Boycotts and cartels cannot last very long (the 1974 boycott did not if you remember). If the price is right, someone is always willing to sell.