The events:

1. The New American Oil Empire Built on Sand The US has become self-sufficient on oil. The reason is not the discovery of previously unknown conventional oil-reserves, but the extremely environmentally destructive extraction method known as “fracking”. Recent statistic, however, indicate that the current boom may soon be over. At the same time as the price of oil refuses to climb to a level where (the more expensive method of) fracking is economically viable, it has become evident that fracking wells deplete about ten times as fast as conventional oil wells. How will the White House handle the untenable situation?

   Source: William Engdahl 2019 Sep 11

2. Attacks wiped out half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production — and it could lead to higher gas prices

   Source: Business Insider 2019 Sep 15

3. Trump: US ‘locked and loaded depending on verification’ of attack on Saudi oil field

   Source: CNN 2019 Sep 15

4. Analysis: Saudi oil attacks: Iran rejects US accusation

   Source: Al Jazeera 2019 Sep 15

5. Saudi oil attacks: US says intelligence shows Iran involved

   Source: CNN 2019 Sep 16

Who benefits from this orchestrated drama?

Who stands to loose?

We have seen this flick before.

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