xexon | 13 April, 2006 04:38
I was reading an article earlier today about Hugo Chavez trying to form an alliance with Iran. I've been watching this develope for some time now, and it occurred to me that such a union could really cripple the economy of the United States.
How? Both Venezuela and Iran are major oil exporters. If this alliance builds momentum, maybe picking up a few other nations along the way, an oil embargo will give a severe slap to the US economy. If the mere threat of a storm is the Gulf of Mexico can make gas prices jump here, what would an oil embargo do?
Prices at the pump would climb into the stratosphere. The ripple effect of this would likely put the nation's economy in the toliet pretty quick. Food prices would go up. Bulk materials for manufacturing would go up. Shipping for the finished products would go up, etc. Pretty bad scenario. Maybe not. It would certainly help get Bush and his crew out of office.
Don't get me wrong, I love my country, but I really think its time we realized that our addictions have made us weak. These weaknesses are only becoming more clear as we try to bully the world community into being our servants and keep us high on oil.
Like any addict, our addiction will someday catch up with us. We have become unmanagable and arrogant. We can no longer think about anything except where our next fix is coming from.
The growing opposition to the US is a symptom of our disease.
Perhaps, Mr. Chavez and his budding coalition of nations is just what the doctor ordered?
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