tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post3881924015211987908..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Odd Mixture of Libertarian Concerns With Real World Foreign PolicyClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-3994852556714105872016-03-28T17:15:01.130-06:002016-03-28T17:15:01.130-06:00The sad thing is that we are not protecting Europe...The sad thing is that we are not protecting Europe and the Middle East for THEIR benefit any more than Rome did. <br /><br />We protect them in order to establish and maintain US imperial power.Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105263426677861482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-25154732392676939762016-03-28T06:29:04.024-06:002016-03-28T06:29:04.024-06:00Oil is a fungible commodity
That's not true, ...<i>Oil is a fungible commodity</i><br /><br />That's not true, it's dirty stuff that comes out of the ground with various mixtures of hydrocarbons, "light" to "heavy", and often with catalyst killing contaminants like sulfur, "sour", and refineries are tuned to their feedstocks, with limited substitutibility. Check out e.g. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate" rel="nofollow">West Texas Intermediate</a> and the other benchmark crud oils it mentions.<br /><br />That's one of the theories about why the Saudis are not limiting production to keep world prices up, they've decided they lose too much semi-permanent market share doing that.ThatWouldBeTellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910231314995266781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-8223780679106805702016-03-28T02:15:59.480-06:002016-03-28T02:15:59.480-06:00Our Cold War allies the Saudis also supported the ...Our Cold War allies the Saudis also supported the Sandinistas. Unfortunately, they are also the chief exporter of Wahhabist institutions.AlanKHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415873942467466303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-26203890937490185842016-03-27T21:21:20.311-06:002016-03-27T21:21:20.311-06:00I have to disagree about Reagan. The man was very ...I have to disagree about Reagan. The man was very well informed. He read a lot over a long period of time. He also wrote a lot, between offices, that shows his deep knowledge and understanding. He also was a governor of the largest state before running for the Presidency.<br /><br />As another example, Nixon had a near genius IQ and was an expert on Southeast Asia before he was elected.<br /><br />The main stream media and the Democrats always claim that Republican leaders are "amiable dunces" (their term for Reagan) or just plain dumb. They have always been wrong. <br /><br />Don't fall for that BS.StormCchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998174514362089471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-26513888553879059942016-03-27T20:56:39.279-06:002016-03-27T20:56:39.279-06:00Trump has not shown strong levels of knowledge abo...Trump has not shown strong levels of knowledge about recent history, but like Reagan, who was often poorly informed, his heart seems in the right place.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-76031252510710476362016-03-27T19:35:48.364-06:002016-03-27T19:35:48.364-06:00I agree with Rich. Trump is blowing smoke. Oil is ...I agree with Rich. Trump is blowing smoke. Oil is a fungible commodity, so you really can't boycott someone unless you get the whole world to do it.<br /><br />But then, Trump has shown himself to have an unhealthy relationship with truth in general - basically, if he tells the truth, it's an accident.StormCchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998174514362089471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-22456188242766871882016-03-27T13:37:38.643-06:002016-03-27T13:37:38.643-06:00Then the Saudis have nothing to worry about. He p...Then the Saudis have nothing to worry about. He probably knows we don't buy oil in quantity from the Saudis, but it sounds good.Clayton Cramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-91168273018369866682016-03-27T13:15:01.419-06:002016-03-27T13:15:01.419-06:00Trump again displays his ignorance.
Saudi Arabia ...Trump again displays his ignorance.<br /><br />Saudi Arabia has provided billions of $ of support for U.S. military operations in the Middle East, and is fighting a full-scale war against Islamist rebels in Yemen.<br /><br />Oh, and his threat to "boycott" oil from Saudi Arabia is utterly meaningless. The U.S. buys very little oil from Saudi Arabia (our main sources are Canada, Mexico, and Nigeria). If the U.S. did stop buying oil from Saudi Arabia, we would have to buy more oil from other producers, whose other customers would buy more Saudi oil.Rich Rostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262703348236110420noreply@blogger.com