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About 10% of the USA's imported oil comes from Saudi Arabia.[0] That would leave a pretty sizable hole in the supply. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrol

• expathacker 8y ago
  The Trump regime is salivating at the idea of removing all restrictions on fracking. He could also easily switch alliances away from KSR by easing sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. The gap is negligible given those two potential scenarios. A side-effect of ending our persecution of Iran, however, is that Putin would likely start a war. If Iran were allowed to dump their vast natural gas supplies on the open market, Russia's economy would starve. (Edited for formatting / spelling / grammar).
  • baybal2 8y ago
    >A side-effect of ending our persecution of Iran, however, is that Putin would likely start a war. If Iran were allowed to dump their vast natural gas supplies on the open market, Russia's economy would starve. No, he wouldn't. Russian establishment has no balls for that, Russian regime was already in survival mode by the end of Putin's first presidency. All they want now is to be left alone with their puny savings from days of abundance, and to die before their money run out. Their expansionist ambitions? A bluff, a diversionary manoeuvre - plainly and simple.
    • raverbashing 8y ago
      Sounds like the money for internet trolls hasn't run out though, given how active they are
      • baybal2 8y ago
        That is too, just a diversion. They prefer Pentagon to be busy with their trolls than with them personally.
      • nradov 8y ago
        They can hire a lot of Internet trolls for the cost of one bomber. And automation has now made trolling even cheaper.