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That dial exists and it calls the Saudi king and reminds him that he wants to increase oil production if he prefers himself untoppled.
by macilacilove 5y ago
That dial exists and it calls the Saudi king and reminds him that he wants to increase oil production if he prefers himself untoppled.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> it calls the Saudi king and reminds him that he wants to increase oil production if he prefers himself untoppled America no longer supports the House of Saud. It tolerates it. But were it to face a serious threat, apart from a Wahhabi fundamentalist, the U.S. would be unlikely to intervene. Riyadh knows this, which is why those calls aren’t very useful. That said, the President does have dials. They are drilling permits and import restrictions.
- cthalupa 5y ago>They are drilling permits and import restrictions. I'll focus just on the first half: Less than 10% of oil drilling happens on Federal land, and there are thousands of unused permits available. Which isn't to say that these thousands of permits could be drilled on tomorrow - they are subject to environmental impact studies, lawsuits from locals for dozens of reasons, supply chain issues around equipment, etc. Which is a long way of saying: This particular dial is very indirect, at best.