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To: LindyBill who wrote (464516)1/10/2012 11:36:44 PM
From: DMaA1 Recommendation  Respond to of 793964
 
thereby choke off 40 percent of the world's petroleum leaving the Persian Gulf.

This has been a threat for 25-30 years. I cannot believe the world has not found a way to get oil except through this insanely insecure door in 30 FREAKING YEARS!!!



To: LindyBill who wrote (464516)1/11/2012 12:13:15 AM
From: Nadine Carroll2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793964
 
I think Iran thought about starting something, but there has been a coordinated movement of US, Russian, British and French forces towards Syria and the Gulf. I guess this has them spooked. Oops, maybe we're not paper tigers after all? They want to steal a march, not fight a war. Just my 2 cents.