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Re:U.S. is now the world’s biggest oil and gas producer by ihsw on Monday October 07, 2013 @10:25AM (#6508429)
The point is control -- look no further than the Carter Doctrine to understand the basis of America's foreign policy in the Middle East.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_doctrine

It's the reason the US Marines have their own air force -- they don't want someone else second-guessing their decisions.

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Re:U.S. is now the world’s biggest oil and gas producer by nazgulnarsil on Monday October 07, 2013 @01:42PM (#6509862)
Thank you for making this point. The economically literate see "price controls" and think "oh no, that is inefficient wrt price! This has been proven." But the point of price control isn't prices, it's control.
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