Has anyone suggested that the Gulf of Mexico oil rig was sabotaged? Until the reason for the well failure is clarified, do not rule it out. Let me say for the record, each oil platform represents the equivalent of an atomic weapon ready for detonation. What would happen if many suicide-prone Iranian mini-sub pilots ended their existence while in contact with a drilling or pumping platform? Have we prepared for that possibility?
We are so vulnerable that we have only two realistic positions*: Capitulate immediately and ingratiate ourselves to those who might see our platforms as strategic targets or explain carefully that evidence implicating any country in the sabotage of these platforms would constitute sufficient reason to expect total destruction of their country and people. Anything in between leaves doubt in the minds of our potential enemies and thus provides great margins for human error in judgment.
Obama’s weakness provides sufficient cause for concern for the future of America, since he has failed to make either of the above options clear to the world, in particular, China, Iran and Russia, though some would claim that he has tried and failed to surrender.
*We have a third option. Close down permanently each and every off-shore drilling rig, ours, Britain’s and Norway’s. Given the risk to us and the world, that is a realistic option, but would have grave consequences for our economic viability.
