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Fumesucker

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25. I read that

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #23)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 09:26 AM

Oct 2014

Not a big fan of Mr Suck-On-This.

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Crashing Oil Prices could crush Vladimir Putin (CNN) [View all] stevenleser Oct 2014 OP

Oil as a weapon. This time the other way round. DetlefK Oct 2014 #1

Yep. I'm posting another article now that explains this. stevenleser Oct 2014 #2

Putin wants to bring back the society of dumbasses that was The Soviet Union, chrisa Oct 2014 #24

The stunted development of the Soviet Union wasn't intentional. DetlefK Oct 2014 #29

Is ISIS crushing oil prices? aquart Oct 2014 #3

"Is ISIS crushing oil prices?" Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #5

They're selling below market prices? How does this not crush the market? aquart Oct 2014 #11

First, it's black market, while the OP deals with retail prices. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #15

Thank you. aquart Oct 2014 #17

Thank-you, yourself. I appreciate the conversation. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #19

You said Munificence Oct 2014 #33

Well-stated and I accept without argument. Still, I would add Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #34

It's going to make the economy take off like a rocket ship. stevenleser Oct 2014 #35

I really need to start listening to your show. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #36

Absolutely! And I think its even better since Rude Pundit has been cohosting most shows with me stevenleser Oct 2014 #37

Oh I agree Munificence Oct 2014 #38

NY Times Thomas Friedman seems to think its deliberate action by US and Saudis stevenleser Oct 2014 #10

Couldn't happen to a nicer a-hole. nt Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #4

Agreed. nt stevenleser Oct 2014 #7

All, see this other OP that has a NY Times article link that seems to explain what is happening stevenleser Oct 2014 #6

Some good news cilla4progress Oct 2014 #8

Every dark cloud has a silver lining Fumesucker Oct 2014 #12

Yes it is. stevenleser Oct 2014 #20

More interesting and relevant to Americans is why the oil prices are dropping Fumesucker Oct 2014 #9

+1 KoKo Oct 2014 #13

That is part of the reason. Friedman says its also deliberate action by the US and Saudis stevenleser Oct 2014 #23

I read that Fumesucker Oct 2014 #25

I am convinced Cirque du So-What Oct 2014 #14

In the OP I linked above, Friedman makes the point that the US and Saudis deliberately did it last stevenleser Oct 2014 #16

I hate to be a smarty-pants Cirque du So-What Oct 2014 #18

Venezuela... sweetapogee Oct 2014 #21

Literally 8 days after the policy was initiated on Oct 3, Russia pulled its troops from the Ukraine stevenleser Oct 2014 #22

Correlation does not imply causation Fumesucker Oct 2014 #27

You're not telling me anything I don't know. I often use the same quote. stevenleser Oct 2014 #28

so, help me out here... sweetapogee Oct 2014 #30

I believe the policy is aimed at Russia, and so do the Russians, by the way. stevenleser Oct 2014 #31

Sounds like a twofer for America Fumesucker Oct 2014 #26

Soon he'll be rearing his head gasket in Palin' airspace Blue Owl Oct 2014 #32