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"A mob is a place where people go to get away from their conscience" Atticus Finch
quote:Originally posted by Nina:quote:Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
This may sound odd, but I think a big part of the reason is ... oil. The US is no longer dependent on the middle east.
O Canada! We can thank our neighbors to the north for that. You may be right--I hadn't thought of that. The Iran situation is also playing into that.