$1,000,000 Every Hour
Drudge has a headline “Oil spikes above $69 on week-old Iran standoff” that happens to tie in very well with a comment in another thread by “I despise Michigan politics:”
So the mullahs create some tension, and crude prices skyrocket, giving them more cash to stabilize their corrupt, unpopular regime. And you want to ratchet up the rhetoric and drive up crude prices even further, and give them exactly what they want? Bad move, IMO.
Speak softly and carry a big stick. The mullahs are completely surrounded, militarily and diplomatically, and they know it. They’re losing internationally, and even Russia and China have come around on the nuclear issue.
Their only friends are the ones out for cash, and we have the ability to cut off their cash. And we are, slowly. DON’T GIVE THEM MORE.
In this incident, the mullahs are being exposed as the pirates they are. Ignore the lefty freakazoid rants on this, that’s just background noise, and shouldn’t distract us. Clear thinking people see this clearly, and yes the fact that the Brits held fire is the biggest reason it’s so clear, to even the moonbats.
We’re quietly picking off the mullahs’ operatives in Iraq and elsewhere. Israel likely wasted about 100-200 of their highly-skilled operators in the Beka Valley last Summer. This is progress, and further bleeds the mullahs’ cash hoard.
Their actions have been reactionary, and their rhetoric is becoming bellicose and unhinged, a sure sign that they’re feeling the pressure we’re putting on them. We must not react kneejerk to their bellicosity, we gotta play the long game in order to truly win. Not saying cruise missiles are removed from the chessboard, but just not necessary at this time.
This is a good time to let the slimy diplomats do what they do. They’ll move slowly, and it’s frustrating to watch, but I believe we can make real progress that way (not to mention, the other covert actions and financial strangulations continue apace).
Comment by I despise Michigan politics | 3/30/2007 - 10:12 am | Edit This
So just what does this price spike mean to the Mullahs? Their net cash flow has increased by $1,000,0000 every hour. I am sure they will find use for those greenbacks.
— Oak Leaf