Would it damage the strong economy we enjoy ?
2007-04-27 09:22:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
YEA
2007-04-27 09:25:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would make the current oil crisis worse, though probably not a great deal worse. It depends on the attack, though, an attack on thier nuclear facilities would invite economic retaliation which Iran could not long sustain, while a broader attack could disrupt thier production of oil for a much longer time.
And, yes, that would hurt the already fragile economy of the US.
2007-04-27 16:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would definitely create the illusion of an oil crisis. The government and oil companies will use anything as an excuse to raise oil prices whether it really affects their price or not. They're just money hungry assholes.
2007-04-27 16:26:45 · answer #3 · answered by chrisoaks23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
darkangel...some like to cut butter with a chainsaw, you are not one of these are you? an attack on Iran would immediately run up the price on a barrel of oil. the severity of the attack could destabilize the entire region for at least a decade. You tell me, would $10.00 a gallon gas have an impact on the "strong economy" we enjoy. in my humble opinion, i think it would.
2007-04-27 16:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by jonny y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They proved in the 70s that they could bring the US to a screeching halt. Why they haven't done it by now is beyond me.
If the ecoonomy is so strong.. how come I'm struggling to make ends meet?
2007-04-27 16:30:42 · answer #5 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proparly as it would also make the envionment surely more worse,because the iranians would more likely destroy their oil fields before we could get to them. George Bush is the man who is half responsible for the gas hikes we've seen in recent years.
2007-04-27 16:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by cokezero100 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would, you just need a leader in the middle east to sneeze and all the vultures on the commodity market start to make a bundle of money and the rest of us pay for it.
2007-04-27 16:28:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any armed conflict that the U.S. engages in creates uncertainty in the markets, oil included. It does not matter who we are in a conflict with.
2007-04-27 16:26:43 · answer #8 · answered by tobcol 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't there allready an oil crisis?
2007-04-27 16:26:35 · answer #9 · answered by charkeyp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably...or we can either wait until they decide to ruin it....i say get rid of the fascist gov't they have now and give the democracy movement in iran a chance...with our help and backing...
2007-04-27 16:27:12 · answer #10 · answered by badjanssen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes very much so. We are paying so much for gas now....it would shoot up like crazy... Look what we are paying since 911. It keeps going up.
2007-04-27 16:26:18 · answer #11 · answered by the need to know 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋