The Collapse of Pax-Americana: A Sequel
Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. Through that narrow waterway, 40% of the West’s oil flows from the Persian Gulf states of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
In 2006, Iran undertook a simulated maneuver to take over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned: “If the Americans make the wrong move toward Iran, the shipment of energy will definitely face danger, and the Americans would not be able to protect their energy supply in the region.” Which means that not a drop of the West’s oil will pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This would utterly wreck the West’s economy, including the economy of the United States.
President Bush is of course afraid to convey this information to the American people. He has thus allowed the Democratic Party to undermine his policy in Iraq.
