The only reason they went along with the embargo against their ally the US was
due to fear of the mullahs and fanatics in their domestic circus. It can
happen again.
The Arab League is not the oil cartels. That's OPEC. Arab nations
like Algeria, Libya, Morocco, etc. do not have any oil that would
disrupt supply. Iran does, but they are Persians, not Arabs.
Venezuela is another OPEC member that is not Arabic. That leaves the
Arabian peninsula. And, yes, those countries could independently
choose to cut off supply. But they certainly don't need the Arab
League to do so.
The Arab League is a social/political organization. Their views are
generally quite moderate with the notable exception of Libya. Egypt
does not trust Libya any more than we do.
The Arab League is not what the market needs to fear. If it is, then
this is truly one fragile market.
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Wack Dude wrote:
> With the kind of money they are pulling in per barrel and a growing
> interest in vehicles with greater fuel effieciency there is no way they
> would stop selling oil now.
> At these prices they are making a killing.
>
> And if they cut off oil now, they just give economic incentive towards
> alternative fuel engines.
>
> If you are a crack dealer selling crack you don't cut off your supply in
> hopes of getting someones attention. They'll just switch to something
> like heroin.
>
> In article <1cUI5.16344$rD3.9...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,
Maybe that would be the best that could happen in order to wake up most
of us ;-) (I watched an episode of 'the building of the Suez Canal' on
TV last night). Isn't it clear to everyone that the real problem in
that area (and most of the world!) was, and is ever more so,
overpopulation in relation to available resources? No body want to talk
about this. We continue to bribe the so-called leaders with foreign aid
and hope the problem will not rear it's ugly head. Some times I wonder,
but it's probably useless to mention this?!