(snip)"THE WINDS OF WAR
Crude oil will respond to renewed war, unless belligerence and aggression are repealed within the human psyche. The odds are not good for such an event. Man's favorite sport will always remain in pre-eminent position, chercher les femmes. Man's second favorite sport is framed in one manner or another in killing. The underlying force behind war in the Middle East is not so much religious dogma divergence, as it is that Moslems own oil and we do not. Rallies take place in Beirut, as HezBollah has been emboldened. Never before has an Israeli force been held back. In a strange way, the HezB standoff was a victory in essence. Israel is surrounded by enemies on all fronts except Jordan. Israel has re-armed, resupplied, and plans anew. While men wait and hunker down in the foxholes of their minds, Lebanon will erupt again with renewed "defensive" attacks, whatever that means. It is not our job to reason why, but rather to do and profit (not die).
Among the main certainties of life are death, taxes, poverty, pestilence, reproduction, and war. Malthus makes sense. The United States leaders want war. Many question why. The answer might be as simple as:
* They own oil & gas, the lifeblood of economic vitality, and we do not
* We have enormous debts which we cannot repay, and they hold many debts
* We have flooded the world with USDollars, choosing inflation over work
* We are free people who rushed into bankruptcy through profligate lifestyle
* We own powerful weapons, and choose not to go quietly into the night
Beware of Russia and China, the most important players not yet involved in the war. Russia has openly attacked the Petro-Dollar, backed in force by their military. China has quietly struck energy contracts over $100 billion in magnitude with our enemy Iran. So Russia and China are our friends in the global playground?"(snip)



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