Russia's concern with Assad disappears the moment we promise the Cossacks the fucking warm water port they've been pining for going on 300 years. Tell Putin that Al Ladhiqiyah is instantaneously Russian.
Honestly, how hard to you think it would be to convince a majority of Americans (not me and you, a majority of Americans) that invading the ME again is the right move? I think it would be surprisingly easy regardless of political affiliation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INy4gaUrCL4
The economics of American owned energy companies has changed. Most are heavily invested in shale and other non-traditional extraction methods, which have a pinch point of $80/barrel. American oil companies would welcome any instability that would push oil over this pinch point. Not only that, but we out-produce KSA by almost 2 million barrels a day. The average citizen may bitch about consequences, but I guarantee that American oil companies won't bitch about the price per barrel going up if their closest competitor was suddenly to face production problems.
Honestly, how hard to you think it would be to convince a majority of Americans (not me and you, a majority of Americans) that invading the ME again is the right move? I think it would be surprisingly easy regardless of political affiliation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INy4gaUrCL4
The economics of American owned energy companies has changed. Most are heavily invested in shale and other non-traditional extraction methods, which have a pinch point of $80/barrel. American oil companies would welcome any instability that would push oil over this pinch point. Not only that, but we out-produce KSA by almost 2 million barrels a day. The average citizen may bitch about consequences, but I guarantee that American oil companies won't bitch about the price per barrel going up if their closest competitor was suddenly to face production problems.
