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Originally Posted by Gray Lensman
Might have worked a few years back... Now... cut off the oil to us... effect is cost of oil goes up... now guess what happens next?
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U.S. domestic oil production becomes cost effective again. Fracking and Slate oil production sites go back on line as they were a couple years ago. Even off-shore rigs go back in demand and on-line. Result...Not a tear to be shed for those foreign oil producing countries.
Incidentally: Customary international law is applied in peaceful disputes. "If" it was determined and "proved" that the Saudi government itself was complicit in the 9/11 attack, then the question becomes one of what to do about an "act of war"? Reparations might look cheap to the Saudis in that light.
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I suspect you are underestimating the vulnerability of the U.S. economy to oil price increases. Even a minor downturn could easily cost the economy far more than any court compensation which could reasonably be expected.
As for 'acts of war', if you are suggesting military action against Saudi Arabia, I can't think of anything more likely to push oil prices through the roof, and bring about a global depression.
And then there is this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_...f_Saudi_Arabia