>> When pressed, Greenspan argued that Saddam had to be
>> deposed before he could seize the Straits of Hormuz
>> and block oil shipments out of the Persian Gulf. His
>> scenario falls apart if Saddam was boxed in--the
>> reality. The fact that even evil dictators will sell
>> their oil doesn't square with his forecast, either.
>
> And how long would it take to clear such a blockade? That's one
> instance in which U.S. military action really would be a cakewalk,
> and there would be very few objections because the UN would approve
> it in a few minutes.
But but but ... the major military threat there is from that country we're not allowed to talk about anymore. Those guys could close the strait in a heartbeat, and those floating bases called Aircraft Carriers would be sitting ducks.
Oops!
/jordan