So here we are: A war started by the U.S. against a country that can control the transportation of about 20 percent of the world’s oil supply has exploded in our face.
It’s become a war over the control of oil. Surprise! Not.
Iran wants to stop the transportation of oil to the West to punish America for its massive air attack against Iran. The U.S. has killed scores of children with errant missiles in Iran as well as the father and wife of the new Ayatollah, who suddenly found himself running the country as the destruction continued.
This new Ayatollah is not going to be motivated to negotiate with the U.S. to bring this war to an end. In addition to the death toll, serious damage to Iran’s military foundation has been done. Although, it is still unclear whether the country’s nuclear capability has been destroyed. In any case, the Ayatollah now wants to cause pain for the U.S., and forcing the price of gasoline to skyrocket in America seems like a good way to do that. Surprise? Not.
Maybe it’s a good thing the U.S. has moved so aggressively in recent years to put more electric vehicles on the road. It might relieve our reliance on oil.
Oh wait! The party now in power did away with the incentives for building more electric vehicles by ending the multi-thousand-dollar tax credits for people who buy these more expensive cars and trucks.
After all, so long as global warming doesn’t really exist, we don’t need to worry about transitioning from gasoline to electricity.
It all fits together so nicely, don’t you think?
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