what is the economic interest of the USA to potentially see 4 to 15% of global oil production knocked offline?
what is the economic interest of the USA to potentially see 4 to 15% of global oil production knocked offline?
No Arab oil embargoes are likely. If anything, right now, there is a tremendous oversupply of oil on the world market with oil trading just under $43 per barrel this morning.
Just a few thoughts.
Regarding Netanyahu - Democracy and the people have spoken and he is clearly the popular choice. Let that be a lesson to the Palestinian Leadership of the correct way to do things in a civil and peaceful manner. Elections there are way overdue.
American media outlets and citizens should be mocked for their Partisan nonsense. They scream anti-semite like it's going out of fashion when someone dares be critical of Israels POLICIES but in the same breath they say the most despicable things about their own President. Clearly they are Anti American right? (If you're dumb enough to use their logic.)
Netanyahus claim that "he will never establish a Palestinian State" isn't as newsworthy as some are making it. Basically all that comment has done is fulfilled many peoples suspicions that he was never really serious about peace negotiations to begin with. A sentiment that even some of the staunchest Pro Israel supporters here have voiced previously.
Hello Settlement expansion in occupied West Bank. There's no stopping him now. You aint seen nothing yet.
neither are you, so why should anyone care about your objection to his objection?
A) How do you know? B) I didn't start mumbling about what I'd be doing if I were the President.
has nothing to do with embargo, has to do with making the region , and hence 2-3 of the world's largest producers, uninhabitable for a few millenia.
further, the fact that you don't realize the oversupply is the result of an acceptable loss for gain of political feud, not a real consequence of market factors and *real* supply availability....... is frightening.
has nothing to do with embargo, has to do with making the region , and hence 2-3 of the world's largest producers, uninhabitable for a few millenia.
I'm not advocating war. If Iran doesn't reach an agreement with strict verification, sanctions should be ramped up.
Moreover, even those who have argued for military action have not advocated using nuclear weapons, much less in 2 or 3 countries. At least what I've seen deals with limited air strikes and possible use of special forces. Personally, I don't think we're at the point where military action is necessary, so I don't expect it at least through this year.
Can someone explain to me how he could have declared victory, even celebrated, before the results were confirmed? I had a very uneasy feeling about that, but will be convinced that everything went kosher if presented with a plausible explanation.
First, even if Likud had wound up with a few seats less than the Zionist Union alliance, the composition of the rest of the Knesset might have allowed the Prime Minister to form the government. The initial exit polls showed an even number of seats.
Second, like most major campaigns, Likud probably had internal polling data and the early results probably validated that data giving the campaign confidence that it had prevailed.
Maybe because it seems that he just outed himself as an overt racist with a hellbent mentality against peace?
how do you know he isn't?
irrelevant, accordingly.
Because Netanyahu is a racist, destructive, fear-mongering piece of **** whose behavior is both disrespectful to the United States and ultimately against U.S. interests. If I were President, I would cut all financial and political ties to Israel w/in a year.
Because Netanyahu is a racist, destructive, fear-mongering piece of **** whose behavior is both disrespectful to the United States and ultimately against U.S. interests. If I were President, I would cut all financial and political ties to Israel w/in a year.
Peace with whom?
what is the economic interest of the USA to potentially see 4 to 15% of global oil production knocked offline?
The issue isn't whether "we" (your profile, New York) think it's necessary. Israel just elected someone who - from all rational observations of his comments-- thinks it is.
A) How do you know?
Mornin LB.Pretty much in a nutshell. The tie would give him the win.
As he would have the backing of other coalitions.
I'm not advocating war. If Iran doesn't reach an agreement with strict verification, sanctions should be ramped up.
Moreover, even those who have argued for military action have not advocated using nuclear weapons, much less in 2 or 3 countries. At least what I've seen deals with limited air strikes and possible use of special forces. Personally, I don't think we're at the point where military action is necessary, so I don't expect it at least through this year.
Good morning, MMC. :2wave:
What I found particularly interesting was the news that the small Kulanu party, which only has 10 seats, seems to be the most important group at the moment - for both sides! Fascinating! They're interested in the "bread and butter" issues that affect the people directly, and Netanyahu is expected to name their leader, Kahlon, as Finance Minister. Shrewd thinking!
I'm not going to be on here much in the coming days as I'm dealing with the after-effects of a badly flooded basement due to sump pump failure on March 15. We had at least six inches of water covering everything, and more was coming in before we got the water pumped back outside where it belonged which required a quick trip to Home Depot to buy said pump; blah blah blah. The insurance adjuster has been here to look at damage, so now I'm getting work crews lined up; waterlogged carpet has to be taken up from all the rooms that were carpeted and dumped in the dumpster that's been ordered; at least 75 sheets of drywall and paneling torn down and replaced in all the rooms; I have to go through boxes of stuff that were on the floor in the storage room to see what can be salvaged; plus all the floors have to be washed with bleach water first before anything else gets done. And that's just the beginning, since my son has gently informed me that I've got months of having workers coming in and out before everything is back to normal around here. AAARGH! :shock:
I have seen no indications that Israel would use nuclear weapons against Iran or any other country.
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