▲ | komali2 15 hours ago | |||||||
> for extraordinary benefit. I'm seeing a lot of death and the payoff is... Cheap gas prices? I can't imagine what. But the replies to this laying out all the benefits of blood soaked American hegemony I'm sure will be great for a laugh. | ||||||||
▲ | MegaButts 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
The petrodollar, which largely depends on the US having significant influence over global oil supply, is arguably the main reason why the USD is the global reserve currency and an enormous reason why the US is as wealthy as it is. | ||||||||
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▲ | frollogaston 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
We aren't even really getting cheap gas prices out of this. Iran is one of the largest oil producers, and we won't allow trade with them, so instead we've built a relationship with other dictatorships like Saudi Arabia, who know we have no other choice. But our actions are also straining that. |