Posted on 03/10/2007 4:42:41 PM PST by blam
They are swimming in oil and gas... yet look at the disastrous failure their economy and "state" is.
I doubt anything short of an attack will stop the Islamic regime... but I hope some more Iranians are growing the spine to actively resist the regime.
If you want real civil unrest, have a large segment of your population suddenly discover they can't pay their rent and put food on the table
That sets a new standard for competent political leadership. Maybe the Mossad won't need to cap Mahmoud after all.
"Iran is the second largest producer of oil in the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries but it imports 40 per cent of its petrol - worth about $3 billion a year - after its refining capacity was wrecked in the war with Iraq.
Say, didn't this war take place in 1980-88? That was nearly 20 years ago. Still no refineries, guys?
What a great opportunity for Nike to swoop in and make a buck.
I guess we will be doing that next here with all the illegal's taking up driving.
I read 2 other articles today, about Mexico and Venezuela, discussing their oil industries. They are both in decline. Seems like someone would realize state ownership of the means of production doesn't work too well. On the other hand, it took the Russians 70 years to realize that and now they're returning to that model.
Funny isn't it? The late Shah of Iran created a modern infrastructure which was virtually destroyed by the Revolution, war and tyranny... now during almost 30 years of Islamofascist rule in Iran they failed to reconstruct it. Now you can figure out, what the result of an real US Aerial Bombardment against their nuke-infrastructure would be... They wouldn't be able to rebuilt anything for decades.
Well...if they don't have any gas...maybe the new re-trained Iraqi army can roll over them.
"Say, didn't this war take place in 1980-88? That was nearly 20 years ago. Still no refineries, guys?"
I'd guess that they are too busy trying to bring an end to the world.
Ha Ha! Mamoud promised prosperity for Iran, and they are circling the toilet under his leadership!
Maybe we can sell Iran some gas at $3.30 per gallon -- as I just paid.
Then I hear Chrissy Mathews laud Condaleeza Rice's initiatives with Iran AND North Korea as successes...and I feel like we've hit the trifecta. Of course Iran is prematuve and I never believe Mathews, but I can dream....
Now just suppose the surge works....hell, we might have to pull the next Bush out of exile.
Last time we did that was hmmmmmmm..........
WWII!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are at war with US, but we are just swatting allah the flies swarming off their diseased and dying carcass of a nation under satan.
"Now you can figure out, what the result of an real US Aerial Bombardment against their nuke-infrastructure would be... They wouldn't be able to rebuilt anything for decades."
Why would they need to rebuild their new glass parking lot?
The Inflation is very bad and the Iranian people are already having difficulty buying food and some items are getting hard to come by.
Islamists aren't big on things like infrastructure and industrial capacity.
Hell, in the five years the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, the only public works project they managed to complete was a 300 foot asphalt driveway to Mullah Omar's house.
Let them eat caviar.
They are swimming in oil and gas...
They're swimming in oil. As I understand it, they don't have any refineries, so they have to import gas.
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