New Executive Order Seizes Control over Civilian Activities

[davidpdx]

28. I was thinking something along the lines of the oil reserves as well

Making sure our oil supply is sold here is a no-brainer. This is one reason I think that damn pipeline shouldn't be build. It will just funnel all the oil to the refineries and then sold to other nations. There is no reason we should be shipping a precious commodity overseas when we need it here.

If we hadn't been stuck with Chimp in chief for 8 years we probably would have made more progress on renewable energy and avoided invading Iraq which wasted a lot of oil.

What I read made specific reference to Iran, though I did not read all of it. It is possible the EO was updated as 10 years ago the threat was very different. That EO took place 6 years before 9/11. Iran likely has a slightly better military now (though it's still not that great) and the issue with sanctions against them for possible development of nuclear weapons have become stronger. Also they have made numerous threats to close the waterway to prevent oil shipments (though we know realistically they aren't capable of much).

The way I would read this is as a political pivot to allow him room to do things Congress has punted on.

Ps-While I agree with what you said, I strongly disagree with your use of the word troll. Had I been on a jury of peers to review that post I would have voted to hide it.