Reply #3: The real plan is to keep the oil in the ground

[Dems Will Win]

That's why Bush I as VP had Reagan and Rummy fund BOTH sides of the Iran-Iraq War and we had the first tripling of the oil price. If Iran and Iraq ever reach full production, oil would be $20 a barrel, as that is equal to a whole other Saudi Arabia coming online.

That whole area has been puttering along in pumping oil since the Khuzestan infrastructure was destroyed by Saddam's invasion in the 80s.

If we invade Iran, or actually Khuzestan alone, it will be to make sure that infrastructure does not get repaired, so that 100 billion barrels is not on the world market, just as Bushco took Iraq from 2.9 million bpd to 1.5 million bpd--and then they let the Shia steal 30% of that!