Source: RT America
End the "Warfare State."
End the "Warfare State."
Congress
passed a more than $662 billion dollar defense authorization bill for
2012. It’s headed for the President’s desk. In it, is a provision that
imposes sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank. It bans it from the US
financial system and bans anyone who does business with it. These are
the harshest measures to date on Iran over its nuclear program. Problem
is, this could cause a spike in oil prices. One that would benefit
Iran financially. Obama administration officials were warning of this,
the White House was pressuring Congress to tone them down for that
reason. Analysts were telling us that Iran would not be looking for a
customer: But a spike in oil prices would of course hurt US oil
consumers. One lawmaker quoted by the Wall Street Journal said the risk
of a crude price spike is worth it to punish Tehran. But what if you
don’t believe that? What choice is there? Do the leaders Americans
elect to the White House or Congress really make any difference? And do
Americans share the blame in that? We speak to Lew Rockwell, chairman
of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and author of: “The Left, the Right
and the State.”
