[tonycavanagh]

It would mean America withdrawing from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Middle Eastern Countries. But apart from the Oil what will America lose, a whole load of ungrateful leaders who rely on America to keep there own population from rising up and overthrowing them.

Europe went through many bloody wars and revelations before we finally came to are senses, I think the Arabs have to go through the same process them self’s.

Without Oil revenue these mainly artificial countries and kingdoms could soon collapse back into tribal anarchy.

Tony

[BlueLancer]

"Without Oil revenue these mainly artificial countries and kingdoms could soon collapse back into tribal anarchy."

And then we could make oil deals with each individual tribe. Neat.

[ArGee]

Without Oil revenue these mainly artificial countries and kingdoms could soon collapse back into tribal anarchy.

Ohhh - ohhh - then we could come in claiming a mandate to save them from themselves and take over the oil fields and run them for a profit.

What! It's already been tried?

Shalom.

[Anamensis]

Without Oil revenue these mainly artificial countries and kingdoms could soon collapse back into tribal anarchy.

And I would enjoy watching that happen.