I Hope Rudy Will Talk To Us About Oil -- Iran Will Be Decided Before 08 -- We're Talking While They're Building Up Defenses
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Submitted by Sofa Sogood (United States), Oct 20, 2007 at 14:21

By the time Rudy Giuliani gets into office, if he wins, we will either already be at war with Iran, or it will be over, or it will be too late because we've given them too much time to build up -- not only the nuclear weaponry, but their conventional, terrorist and allied defenses. After Putin, Qawadari and the Brotherhood joining the Sunnis in Jihad for Iran, who will be next to threaten us while we keep talking?

The question now is if we attack -- can we win? -- and at what cost? (Not that the cost wouldn't be worth it -- but I just hope there is someone in the government making some assessments -- can you blame me?) And what are the costs of losing either by the default of not attacking, or by attacking and losing? (What would "losing' consist of if we just bomb them? Only missing the target, or other types of losses -- like access to oil?)

I hope that Rudy gets a chance, even while campaigning, to explain to the public what the effect would be on us if we lost access to oil in the Middle East. It seems to me a lot of people think it would only affect the "evil" oil companies -- or make it it a bit harder to get to work and the kids to school -- air fares a little raised. What impact would it have on our military defenses? What would happen to our economy and our basic necessities of life? As it is, oil will soon be $100 a barrel. What if we couldn't get to it at all -- unless we agreed to "certain things?" Iran wouldn't have to bomb us -- it's just that we couldn't prevent them from blocking our access to oil.

If it's not politic for Rudy to discuss that -- I hope the press will get around to it on day.

Isn't most of the reason we don't stop the Saudi's from inundating us with Radical Mosques, hate literature, creeping Sharia, tens of thousands of un-scrutinized students etc., etc. -- because if we objected too loudly it might negatively affect our oil and other economic interests with them?

At present, we also believe that because of these mutual interests, and their fear of Iran, that they will back us. That's what the arms deal is about. But will they?

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