IT IS OIL THAT DID IT...

IT IS OIL THAT DID IT...Iran's great weakness may be its oil / By : THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN http://signonsandiego.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Iran%27s+great+weakness+may+be+its+oil+%7C+The+San+Diego+Union-Tribune&expire=&urlID=21057552&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.signonsandiego.com%2Funiontrib%2F20070203%2Fnews_lz1e3friedman.html&partnerID=616 –
There may be only one thing dumber than getting addicted to consuming oil as a country – and that is getting addicted to selling it. Because getting addicted to selling oil can make your country really stupid, and if the price of oil suddenly drops, it can make your people really revolutionary. That's the real story of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union – it overdosed on oil – and it could end up being the real story of Iran, if we're smart. Read this very intersting story by following the link.