The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

do those OPEC nations really care? Does Chavez or Castro or Osama bin Laden or leaders in North Korea or China care? I think not.

I'll assume that was a rhetorical question....

I do think the Opec countries care. Not for the USofA of course but for the teat of our industrial might that they are suckling from. They are pooping their pants because the United States is finally starting to get serious about energy independence. Every Hybrid car, solar cell, wind turbine, wave generator, and geothermal plant, is another nail in the coffin of Opec nations free ride. So they care, they care about milking every last drop of sweet cash cow milk while they can before demand drops and lesser suppliers like Russia and even the US can compete on the global market.