12-10-2015, 01:10 PM
(12-10-2015, 12:26 PM)SteelCitySouth Wrote: Oil seems like an unlikely reason directly for the US...Only 12.5% of oil imports to the US comes form the Persian Gulf. 8.1% for Saudi Arabia.
To me it has always felt like it is our Allies dependency on Persian oil that we are protecting.
As far as current standings, I agree. I have to think there is some level of hedging out bets, though. Where we are trying not to piss them off in case we do need their oil as well as helping out the cause of our allies.
