Reply #27: Excellent point. [View All]

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It's really hard to steal something that you can't take away, like a petty thief who's managed to get inside a BMW and manages to pry loose the CD player.

You're looking at hard-core occupation, "management" of the resource, and unfortunately all the people living on top of that deposit.

You're right: that's where the astronomical costs come in. Because this is an unusual asset. They can't pump it out and take it. They have to siphon off, but leaving the vast majority of the asset there.

I also agree about Iran. They will be overextending themselves if they try to invade.

I think this "Oil grab" was more like them pouncing on the oil fields, and warning everyone else to "back off" while their guns are loaded.

That would also explain the incredible brutality of the occupation. They were trying to intimidate everyone.Problem is, we can't hold out indefinitely. It's costing us too much. We're hemorrhaging to death financially.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world sits in the background, watching and waiting.....as we bankrupt ourselves in Iraq and Afghanistan.....

...then......