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Originally Posted by levig
yeah sure...they have enough oil so enough to trade if needed.
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But the Oil isn't going to last forever. You can already see places like Dubai trying to diversify so when it does run out they won't be left with nothing but memories of the good times when they had money.
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Originally Posted by ScaredWebWarrior
No more than we are 'at the mercy' of OPEC
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Yep and I'll be if the UK were having problems with OPEC, importing gas etc. they would be looking at home grown sources of power.
Iran is very insular and does not want to be reliant on the West.
While the actual leadership in Iran might not be the most stable or trustworthy in the world you don't see people shouting and screaming at Israel for having a nuclear program (and nuclear weapons)
You can't complain about other countries (possibly) having nuclear ambitions if you don't make any complaints about their neighbours having the weapons or helped them achieve the weapons.