The Oil Factor

I note that oil prices are up to record levels based on our saber-rattling against Iran. I haven't noticed, however, that anybody's properly connected the two, so I thought I would: We shouldn't put it past the Bush gang to use war-mongering (especially if no actual war is in the offing) to further line the pockets of their oil pals.

In order for there to be a credible show of sabre-rattling of course there must be active plans which, of course, must be leaked to people like Sy Hersh. I still contend that it would be catastrophic for the Republicans if Bush attacked Iran before November, that the Republicans know that, and that most likely any attack envisioned would take place after November, if at all. The tricky thing, though, is that saber-rattling has shown, historically, a tendency to get out of control in the absence of really smart leaders. JFK and the Cuban missile crisis comes to mind. But these White House weasels could easily misstep...