Syria

[Dammy]

Exactly what National Interest is there in Syria? Congressional approval perhaps? Or is this what is going to trigger a war with Iran just in time for Obama's re-election?

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-...ying-over-syria-to-monitor-crackdown-1.413606

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

Syria is a corridor between oil rich Northern Iraq and Western Iran and terminals on the coast in Israel. If Syria were under a US security regime (with a couple of US bases) then pipelines could be held and flows managed - Israel would have extra income from transit and port fees. Forget about the Straight of Hormuz, forget about Suez. Israel becomes the oil terminal to Southern Europe and out through the Straight of Gibraltar to the US. Gibraltar is firmly in the hands of friends of the US. It's a very strategic bit of real estate.

 

[robert l. bentham]

and they will continue to use the dollar for oil trading...

 

[Dammy]

Syria is a corridor between oil rich Northern Iraq and Western Iran and terminals on the coast in Israel. If Syria were under a US security regime (with a couple of US bases) then pipelines could be held and flows managed - Israel would have extra income from transit and port fees. Forget about the Straight of Hormuz, forget about Suez. Israel becomes the oil terminal to Southern Europe and out through the Straight of Gibraltar to the US. Gibraltar is firmly in the hands of friends of the US. It's a very strategic bit of real estate.

Israel already has a pipeline connecting their oil port to northern Iraq oil fields. Not sure if it's still in use though.

 

[Dammy]

and they will continue to use the dollar for oil trading...

But that is coming to a close: http://rt.com/news/iran-india-gold-oil-543/ http://en.aimity.com/1/content/view/22/31/ http://americasfinancialmeltdown.blogspot.com/2011/05/brics-wants-to-get-rid-of-dollar-may.html The time for the USD as the world's reserve is coming to an end, and when that does happen, look out for inflation like you have never experienced before.