[cmw43]

The UK is getting fucked on petrol prices, I'm not sure what they are at the moment exactly but this article from april says they were £5 ($10) and are going up every week, you American's have it sweet at $4.

Petrol prices reach £5 a gallon - Telegraph

[wohs145]

Originally Posted by GermanBJJ

This was inevitable in some way. Look at a bird's eye view of what is happening.

The West became addicted to cheap energy that was largely underneath ground owned by people that don't share Western ideals. We basically traded cash for energy with enemies. Our enemies used that cash to make weapons that can harm us.

It's like going up to a street criminal and giving him your cheap gun for his expensive iPod Touch. While it might be a great economic decision, it might also bite you in the ass. Well, it's biting us in the ass.

But you can use your iTouch to research ways to make home made guns and bombs...

[JerseyTrash]

I WISH we invaded Iraq for the oil. At least gas might be a little cheaper then.

[Depth]

Originally Posted by GermanBJJ

This was inevitable in some way. Look at a bird's eye view of what is happening.

The West became addicted to cheap energy that was largely underneath ground owned by people that don't share Western ideals. We basically traded cash for energy with enemies. Our enemies used that cash to make weapons that can harm us.

It's like going up to a street criminal and giving him your cheap gun for his expensive iPod Touch. While it might be a great economic decision, it might also bite you in the ass. Well, it's biting us in the ass.

Too true, these Middle Eastern countries are getting a little smarter by investing abroad, creating financial institutions and drawing in tons of investment money from abroad, most of which we pay for.

[kdx200]

Originally Posted by Typhus

sigh

Will bush not be happy until the entire middle class is wiped out? What scares me worse is the people that will take over for Bush will not make things better and could make things even worse.

That, my friend, would be the liberal left-wing Dumbacrats not Bush as the left would lead you to believe...............Listen to what Pelosi, Reid and the rest of that Socialist bunch constantly say, "We need to level the playing field," "We need a redistribution of wealth," We need to tax US citizens at a higher rate to be able to give the American dream to Illegal Immigrants." Don't even argue that this is not what has been said. I seen and heard it in FULL speeches and I heard it in it's context so don't say it was chopped up or taken out of context. It is what it is.

The bleeding heart libs want to take from the hard-working middle and upper class and "redistribute" the wealth to the lazy and non-motivated leeches of society so they might feel good about themselves and will vote for them every time they need to get re-elected. Such BS from the fantasy land left wing.................................... ...

[lastlaugh]

Originally Posted by PhatWah

The only way to avoid Iran's squeezing of the oil supply is to launch a surprise attack that will destroy their leadership, military and nuclear capability, and leave them unable and unwilling to retaliate.

Yeah, shock and awe!!!!! We'll be out if Iran in 2 weeks and they will be blowing us kisses as we liberate their streets from the evildoers.

[NaglfarCommando]

Originally Posted by JerseyTrash

I WISH we invaded Iraq for the oil. At least gas might be a little cheaper then.

No shit. we're paying out the ass here in San diego county.

[Kogan]

Originally Posted by kartaron

Oil usage is trending down in the West and where it still trends up, subsidies are being reconsidered which would reduce usage.

It wouldnt be in their interest to make oil cost more than patrons can afford to pay.

Mark my words. They do not care in the least if you use less. They just charge more so as to make the same amount of profit for less goods.

We need to become oil independant AND look into other energy resources, like nuclear and fusion.

[muerteverde]

With the revelations by Hersh last week about the US already operating in Iran with JSOC units and also Israel's recent large scale military exercises demonstrating that they can attack Iran, and Israel actually bombing Syria last year when they suspected nuclear weapons, well this is looking all but inevitable.

An Israeli attack on Iran would provoke massive retaliation on several levels and would likely be enough to bring the US into the war. With both the US and Israel in open war with Iran, how would the other countries weigh in? Russia? China? Other Muslim nations? Europe?

[wohs145]

When people refer to an Israeli attack on Iran, do you mean a large scale ground invasion as well as the typical bombing Israel does all the time? If so, how would the Israelis get their troops in place to stage the invasion? Im not sure the US would let them do it in Iraq, but what do I know? Not much.