Quote Originally Posted by Crocodile View Post
I think when you start considering the 'Arab spring' through the prism of the oil business, you have to build some boundaries. Of which the first and the foremost is the direct involvement. The US is getting their oil from another markets which are well-established. There's little economic point to rattle those markets as it might have some unpredictable consequences.
You talk of economics, but look at this from the political point of view. You have your oil, but you want to make sure your potential adversary (China) won't get any oil too. China needs oil as well and US tries very hard to strip China from it.

We're speaking about another cold war where one side tries to deny the resources from the opponent.