War by Executive Order
 

So who is kitting up for Iran?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f23uQr7TIMo

I'll go.

I got a couple of A CO boys here in Utah running through SFAUC and they are doing pretty well.

Meh...

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...ian-financial-

I saw the same kinda EO issued against Libya under Reagan back when and we used to chuckle whenever we went to Dobbins and saw the bought and paid for Libyan C-130s in desert camouflage sitting out there in the sun deteriorating because the EO, along with its other provisions, had blocked their delivery...:D

And so it goes...

Richard :munchin

So I am not the geo-political mastermind so I will admit up front I am not really sure where this is headed. But I think the root cause is the fact Iran is willing to accept gold for oil and NOT the US$. Several countries...India, China, Russia to name a few, are ready to dump the $ as the international trading currency, which has been theorized would throw our crappy economy straight down the shitter, as our paper dollar would be worthless in the global economy…made even worse due to the non-stop printing by the Fed over the last 3 or 4 years.

Obama knows this and is now trying to find a way to stop other nations from buying Iran’s oil with gold (and dumping the Dollar) by using this order, declaring a national emergency and directing all Federal Agencies to join in. So is this how WWIII starts?

Someone help me understand this.

And...? Iran is a crude oil exporter and refined petroleum importer - just something else to consider. ;)

Richard

Richard, I got that part, but money still changes hands at each end of the transaction.

Maybe I am starting to feel a little Ron Paul-ish! Either that or it might be time for Texas to secede!

But can anyone tell me - where did all those ultra-libs & hippies go that were calling a Bush II a fascist neo-con?

IMO - Iran is but a Norma Desmond within the international community's social register...

Richard :munchin

Thats one more piece of the puzzle. Iran wants a bigger piece of the oil profits pie[1][2], and of course the Saudis don't want to give it up. Iran sells cheap crude to Russia, China[3], and Japan[4], and buys refined product(s) in return, cutting the Saudis out of the loop entirely, all while still making some profit in light of the embargo; over time this will cut into Suadi oil profits. This puts the current administration in very tough position as the Saudis will either increase price, triggering deeper economic woes, or increase pressure for higher demand, which is completely against Obama's radical environmental policies.

IMHO: This might also explain part of his reasoning on the Keystone XL veto, demand for Saudi oil needs to stay constant for him to attempt reelection, by keeping the economy and the radical environmentalists happy for now...

[1]http://www.nasdaq.com/article/iran-fires-warning-at-saudi-arabia-over-oil-output-20120117-00333
[2]http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/considering-us-iranian-deal
[3]http://blogs.wsj.com/corruption-currents/2012/01/26/chinese-traders-poised-to-profit-from-iran-oil-embargo/
[4]http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-internal-matter-japan-buys-iran-oil-094219088.html

My .02, oh and coffee at Starbucks is still under $5...for now...

Into the Obama administration? :)

They were hired by the Administration

I think my wallet just groaned :D

MOO: The Saudi's want their perceived threat from Iran neutralized, from oil profits to Sunni/Shia relations, Saudi Arabia is no friend of Teheran (well, except when it comes to destroying Israel, and us too I suppose). Geographically, they are too big for the Saudis(and Israel) to take on, hence the hot air and sabre rattling from both. I would not put it past them, but there is no real indication that they are, aside from their usual rhetoric of demanding that the US take action. In the short term, the embargo, if the EU follows through, will increase their profits; long term, cut rate Iranian crude is going to hurt their pocket(s). Time will tell...

ETA: This article is mostly on Syria and AQ in the region, however, IMHO it has a decent analysis of all the moving parts: http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/jihad...tunities-syria

As Red said to Smokie and Craig in regards to standing up to Deebo, But that was different.*








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* Friday (1995) <<IMDB entry>>

ha ha......good to know, I'll tell thier Team Daddy.