Betting on a war with Iran

Pioneer of predictive real-world markets, Max Keiser, in Paris talks to Afshin Rattansi in Tehran about oil, the U.S. economy and changing financial probability markets on the chance of an airstrike on Iran

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[OperationTailGunner]

Dont quite understand your logic...if Iran converts to PetroEuros...so what! They are a soverign country...they can use any currency they see fit!!! Who are we to DICTATE to Iran what currency they use for trading oil?

[TadRapidly]

The Fed "Meddled"? The Fed is engineering our economic collapse on purpose. Obama is totally hamstrung and without real power. He is an empty suit (like all presidents) who does what he is told to do OR ELSE. They want the Amero and the only way to usher it in is to collapse the dollar completely.

[dieyoung]

Pretty prophetic

[OperationTailGunner]

@OperationTailGunner Continued...

Its really scary to realize that not only are we dependent on the oil as an energy resource that drives our economy, but also the back door deal made years ago for the oil producing countries to shore up the U.S. dollar through a re-investment pact.

Oil is the Achilles heal of the Western World and the world's economy....and wall street will reap huge profits while our modern version of Rome Burns to the ground...

[OperationTailGunner]

@kokaane Well...you are half-right! The reason we went to war was two fold. 1) Iraq launched scud missles at Israel during Gulf war I, Israel did not retaliate. Guess who they got to do that for them? Thats right, it was the U.S. via thier paid for politicians in D.C. and that includes Bush and Cheney.

When the U.S. resorts to war for the sake of our economy (profits) we are no better than the monarchy we revolted against in the American revolution.

[aviomaster]

USA is new NAzi Germany of 1939 ....

[kokaane]

@OperationTailGunner If they switch to the Euro we lose money. The Euro is about 17% stronger than the Dollar so that means we pay 17% more per barrell of oil. The US buys roughly 2/3 of the worlds oil.....you do the math. This is the real reason we went to war with Iraq, because Suddam switched and began selling his oil in Euro's, and guess what happen when we forced him out of power,and yep Iraq went back to selling its oil with the US DOLLAR.

[kalkunkage1]

if us wasnt involved in the middle east right now Iran would take nearly whole middle east

[Darusdei]

Reptilians wtf? i havent ever heard that one :D

[ccnt89]

if usa invade iran there s not 200 k soliders like iraq u got 350, 000 on standbye and 35 million reserves that are fir to fight that have done there compulsary military service for 2 years! 1 source to check this is world cia fact book (2009 june) established ..........