Politics Saudi and the possible Oil Price War

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  1. LSUpride123

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    Tactically brilliant . . .strategically shortsighted.
     
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    Explain.
     
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    See post 6.

    It helps business' bottom line in the short term. It harms the best interests of the United States in the long term. Oil is running out. We should be buying foreign oil when prices are cheap and preserving our reserves for the day in 50 or 100 years when oil can't be bought for any price.
     
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    In that scenario, if we haven't figured out how to live without oil, WWIII.....
     
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    Missing a huge factor here... demand. Demand has been down for several years in the U.S. due to higher prices. Demand is going to in China as they are on the edge of a recession and their building boom is slowing. Low price oil is less an indicator of production then it is a world economy that is built on smoke and mirrors.
     
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    Tiger in NC There's a sucker born everyday...

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    wonder if anyone still thinks Putin is a stronger leader? wish we could ask Putin how strong he feels now.....that little bitch.
     

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