In order to understand Iran’s stunning new power position, it helps to revisit the moment when Saddam occupied Kuwait.

“Iraq’s rapid and unexpected seizure of all of Kuwait gave Saddam Hussein control of 20 percent of the world’s oil reserves. U.S. leaders were concerned that he could double that percentage by next seizing Saudi oil fields, thereby gaining single-handed control over the world price of oil.” —

@ProfessorPape

, Bombing to Win, p. 214.

If revolutionary Iran survives this war at all — and there is no reason to think that the regime can still be toppled — it will emerge with a position as powerful as Iraq in 1991 had the US accepted his offer to serve as the gulf’s policeman. It will dictate terms to the monarchs of the Arabian peninsula and exercise considerable influence over the oil market.

No one expected that a war to destroy Iran will result in Iran becoming the regional hegemon of the gulf. But wars have consequences, often ones that are directly antithetical to the aims of their authors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5846862&forum_id=2,#49751740)

Amerishits in constrast are FAMOUS for tolerating hardship, tehy will totaly be ok with $5 gas and 50% higher food prices

and ljl at believing this jewish nonsense the pop overwheleming wants regime removed, even shitlibs now support regime cause they've been attacked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5846862&forum_id=2,#49751939)