Oil Prices and the Attack on Iran

Earlier I speculated that the high price of oil might fend off an attack on Iran because it would be bad for the economy. Oil prices have risen substantially as Bush allowed the dollar to fall on world markets. Of course high oil prices are a boon to the core Bush constituency, fossil fuel folks and fossils in general.

Currently we are told that market forces are making us pay closer to the real cost of petroleum products. This could be a boon to green energy production and conservation of energy, but what if it is more of a cynical manipulation? What if Bush and Cheney are visiting the Gulf states and Saudi constantly to facilitate an oil production scheme that facilitates United States and/or Israeli mediated attacks on Iran?

Hopefully the rise in oil prices have reflected market forces rather than a cynical imperialist manipulation to raise oil prices and oil price expectations. However, if the public expects high priced fuel then an attack on Iran will be more manageable by the dictatorship, oops, I mean the unitary executive, mainly big Dick Cheney. This will facilitate docility by the public in the event of an open war on Iran.

Such scenarios includes driving up the oil prices to something in the area of the expected prices that result from attacking Iran. This price rise may have been achieved already but we keep on hearing about five and six dollar a gallon gasoline so maybe that is the price they think they can gouge out of compliant U. S. citizens.

Of course when they do their open war on Iran. Oil facilities and such are expected to be disrupted. Then the Sunni oil pumping nations pump extra oil. Perhaps more oil is being stockpiled as well.

An unparalleled catastrophe is likely to result from these "noble efforts", how convenient for big D and little b.

The higher fuel prices after attacking Iran could be declared a national emergency by the Cheney and his Charlie McCarthy in the oval office. Who knows what unpleasantness might result from attacking Iran? What better reason to cancel elections than that? Of course this makes the congress and these Persian Gulf States all co-conspirators in the effort to shut down the 2008 elections.