Posted on 10/11/2012 11:31:30 AM PDT by virgil283
"Just when Iran most needs hydrocarbon revenues, its oil output will decline sharply. Natural gas exports can offset the decline to some extent, but not entirely. Iran's only chance of survival lies in annexing oil-rich regions on its borders: Bahrain, Iraq's Basra province, parts of Azerbaijan, and ultimately Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite-majority Eastern Province. THIS IS WHY IRAN needs NUCLEAR WEAPONS..."
(Excerpt) Read more at atimes.com ...
Yes, but starting three years (or so) ago we had a president who wanted to encourage Iran’s weapons research.
Won’t happen soon enough.
“....ultimately Saudi Arabia’s Shi’ite-majority Eastern Province.”
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Waiting for Ah-my-dinnerjacket to start doing the Qatif shuffle.
The band is already waiting in the Eastern Province.
Iran needs the threat of nukes being dropped on them to stop them from acting like petulant children.
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