The Black Box

[wahz]

This is a no politics zone, but this is probably not over the line: It is a hideous outcome for the dominant world empire to send a massive amount of its military might to a corner of the world, at least in large part to protect/expand its economic interest there or in general, and in this particular case that outcome, so far, has lead to MUCH HIGHER PRICES of the precious commodity at stake!!!

A horrible, absurd outcome so far. I do feel strongly that the rise in oil has hampered the equity markets the last several months, at least in the sense of, "What the f### is that all about?"
It may not have hurt the consumer much but if we stay at these levels its got to, I would think