and with the apparent giving up of nuclear weapons by Iran as a threat
to them like Saddam was (wait and see if the Iranians are any more
truthful now than in the past)
I will not be surprised to see the Israelis launch a surprise attack on
Iranian nuclear facilities. Such an attack will of course pave the way for
our direct involvement.
Perhaps controlling Middle East oil will give us the leverage to force
Japan, Germany and other countries to keep buying our notes at an interest
rate that will be acceptable to our power brokers.