There's an easy way for Obama to instantly bring down the price of gas

[Cali_Democrat]

Rule out military action against Iran. Take that option completely off the table.

Boom. Done.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. Doesn't Iran profit from higher prices?

Russia too, especially since it hurts their global competitor, China.

[Fortran]

2. Only if he couples it with an ironclad commitment from Israel to take the same position.

We don't buy any oil from Iran, in case you didn't know.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Tell Israel all aid and transfers of military hardware/technology will be halted if they strike Iran

Also, its a disruption in oil supplies from the region as a whole that will cause a problem, not just Iran.

Iran is not the only country that ships oil out of the gulf.

[monmouth]

3. I believe the speculators are contributing largely to this....n/t

[elleng]

4. Of course they are; they always do.

[Zalatix]

5. You're more right than you realize.

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/04/13/207881/goldman-sachs-speculation-oil-price-rise/?mobile=nc

[elleng]

7. I surely realize; that's why I said it. Linked article is about a year old, you know.