https://freerepublic.com/tag/chrisflaesch/ en-us Fri, 27 Mar 2020 02:05:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3828721/posts (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) On 18 March, U.S. crude oil prices fell to their lowest level in 18 years. The following day, momentarily distracted from their hype of the coronavirus pandemic, pundits and analysts reminded us again that low oil prices are the result of Saudi Arabia instigating a price war with Russia. And again, the culprit named was Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Among his motives, they claimed, is hobbling the fracking industry that has ended American dependence on Middle East oil. Now, let’s examine the real backstory. RealClearDefense https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3828721/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2020 02:05:14 GMT