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Re:First they came for the Iranians by zyxzkz on Thursday January 26, 2017 @02:30AM (#13489423)
It's a political thing. Oil is a fungible resource. Saudi Arabia helps control the market. US doesn't want to lose that power by pissing them off.

As oil goes, so goes the world.

Re:First they came for the Iranians by refurb on Thursday January 26, 2017 @03:13AM (#13489630)
US fracking pissed Saudi Arabia off big time. The gov't didn't seem to mind.