Go Ahead, Make My Day

TEHRAN (Reuters)
Iran will exact painful revenge on countries opposed to its nuclear program if the
U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions on Tehran, the country's chief nuclear negotiator said on Friday.

"Imposing sanctions on Iran will not help resolve the issue," Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told reporters.

"If they want to deprive Iran of its nuclear work they are making a big mistake. If they want to act in a way to decrease our capabilities through sanctions we will be obliged to use painful methods in return," he said without elaborating.

Iran has previously said its retaliation against a punitive U.N. resolution could range from reviewing cooperation with the U.N.'s atomic watchdog to restricting its crude oil exports.

I will say again.....Go For It

I say that for several reasons.

We should never back down solely because an exporter threatens to shut our oil off or disrupt world oil supplies.

Mainly though I would welcome $3...hell, $5 per gallon at the pumps. I know what you are thinking....yeah yeah yeah.

We live in a world of excess. We will never decrease our insatiable appetite for crude oil on our own. We need some sort of catalyst. The embargo in the 70's was a good start, we can call that phase one. We need something a little more stronger though, something to eat at the pocket books and the wallets of us as a whole.

The quest for bigger and better has to come to an end but we really won't see it on a voluntary level. No, we will be dragged to it kicking and screaming.

How many of us...our friend, neighbors, coworkers et al own those big gas guzzling SUV's and heavy duty trucks??? Yes, there is that mentality that when sitting in or driving down the expressway in your tank you are safe from all evil that drives upon the roads. You and your little ones have nothing to fear. That may be true...until you drive it like a tank and then you are more of a threat than jack and jill camry whose bumper you have in your sights.

The size of newly constructed homes have dropped slightly in size but still those expansive estate type home abound. You have to question yourself if those who live in those are living close to their limit. The answer there is anyone's guess.

You can look around and see that not enough is being done as far as are dependance on oil is concerned. We can argue ad infinitem as to whose job it is to push us in the right direction...ie automakers, govt, etc.

Face it people....we live in a democratic market driven society. We will only make changes when we perceive there is a need for the change and not before. Will you or I go out and purchase a small automobile that gets 45+ mpg??? Most likely not. 25-20mpg car??? Probably, but we won't take that extra step unless we need to out of necessity.

The bottom line is that we won't feel the necessity until we get hit over the head with it....when it is forced upon us.

In the end...bring it on. Sure some of us will suffer but all of us will benefit in the long run.