Time for you armchair economists to spin, again

[August]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

It's pretty clear that nearly every conflict that we have had in the region has the state of Israel at it's core. Without the need for oil, we have no reason to continue to spoonfeed the Israeli military-industrial complex, as the region ceases to have any strategic or economic value. As it stands now, peace and stability help to keep the oil prices down. Without the need to dirty our hands to keep the peace, and the prices in check, we can roll back our aid and spend our tax dollars on preparing our military for the 21st century.

That still doesn't make any sense.

First off Israel hasn't been the core of every ME conflict. OIF, DS, Iran/Iraq none of those involved the Israelis at all except peripherally during DS.

Second our appetite for Arab oil has nothing do do with our support for Israel. The Jews don't have any and the Arabs still sell us their oil in spite of our support to Israel.

Third how do you think a war to the death between Israel and the Arab nations, the logical conclusion to our abandonment of the only functioning democracy in the region, would affect oil prices? Especially if Israel decides to let loose her nukes to prevent being overwhelmed?