Oil, Iran, and private companies
Right under your nose.
How much of American oil consumption came from Iran?
The longer we can hide it, the longer our value has money. As soon as people start ditching the USD, then it fails to remain the world's reserve currency.
Sorry, but this doesn't make sense to me.
Just a few posts ago, you claimed that Iraq's refusal to sell oil in US$ was why the US invaded Iraq.
Now, you're claiming that the US has not taken any action against Iran - for doing the same thing that you claimed Iraq was doing - because the US hopes that by "hiding" it, no-one will notice.
Why didn't they just ignore Iraq's actions, in that case?
Pretty simple, really. That's why I said... we cannot do it. No matter what the Jews want, it's not financially possible for us. And as time passes, our money is worth less and less, and we're already in debt up to our eyebrows.
You clearly don't understand economics. If people start saying, "we don't accept that cotton paper that you think is valuable"... essentially, withdrawing consent from our financial system... then it's obvious the money is worthless.
The longer everybody accepts the money, the longer we can give you the shaft.
You would disagree with me, because YOU are the ones who think you're "more world-aware", which is a shame. Why would anybody want to be better than someone else? Why can't we just exist together in harmony?
I am who I am because of who we all are.
However, YOU ALL would be "more world-aware" if you started reading various independent news sites and took your eyes away from this forum every once in awhile.
You may perhaps not have realised this, but it is not the US government that buys most of the oil used in the US.
It is, instead, private companies - BP, Shell, Exxon, and a host of others.
They buy oil from governments around the world, they buy oil from other companies, and they drill their own oil.
Do you think that those companies care a great deal about which currency they pay for oil in? I suspect that the answer is "No". Sure, they may prefer US$ but they can equally well pay for oil - or be paid for oil - in Euros or in any other widely accepted currency.
This, to me, is why "oil conspiracy" arguments fail.
By and large, it's not "the government" buying the oil, it's private companies. And, by and large, it's not "the government" using the oil - it's private companies and private citizens. And even if it was the US govt buying the oil, they usually don't buy it from another government (although there are, of course, some nationally-owned oil production companies) - they usually buy it from a private company (such as the aforementioned BP, Shell and so on).
It's much easier, and much cheaper, to buy oil than it is to go to war to get some oil.