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Old 08-05-2008, 08:06 AM  
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Originally Posted by Libertine View Post
If oil production in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates were to suddenly drop severely, oil would hit $1000/barrel in no time. Simply because there wouldn't be alternatives with enough capacity readily available, and speculators would be trying to hit the jackpot.

Compare it to an island with 4 people on it, including you, and only enough food to keep 3 of them from starving. How much would you pay to be one of the 3?
I'm saying we would destroy another Country (or plural) before we let our economy grind to a complete halt.

So its not possible
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