Originally Posted by Malorn
Ya really figmento. If all we cared about was oil we'd buddy up to those regimes and stay out of their business, its a lot easier, cheaper, and faster than a war which will only make prices higher in the short term and normal at best.
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You did... the
Shah of Persia (pre-Iran), Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia (royal family),
Egypt (Mubarak), Qatar, Yemen, Bahrein... Even
Saddam...
That last one backfired a bit. And the local populace isn't always too happy with the US supporting the local despots.