America’s oil shock: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Spiking oil and gasoline costs within the wake of Operation Epic Fury.
Finding options to calm the “oil shock” is the least of President Trump’s issues, and he’s solely kidding himself by claiming paying high oil costs is a worthy sacrifice in exchange for world peace (“Leading Amid an Oil Shock,” Editorial, March 10).
Since Trump is preventing a shedding battle, he would do himself a favor by reducing his losses now, declaring “mission accomplished” and strolling away now earlier than the conflict escalates additional, and go back to the negotiating desk.
J.J. Crovatto
Ramsey, NJ
Trump must be doing the whole lot he can to convey gasoline and oil costs down to pre-war ranges.
The more the financial system slips, the more seats in Congress will likely be misplaced in November.
Rob Feuerstein
Staten Island
So everybody’s acquired their panties in a bunch as a result of the price for oil and gasoline has risen considerably to virtually Biden-era costs.
And our president is calmly saying it’s non permanent and “a small price to pay” to put terrorist-sponsoring Iran out of business.
To everybody crying about high power costs, simply chill out as a result of the person who authored “The Art of the Deal” is in complete command of the state of affairs.
Luana Dunn
Glen Burnie, Md.
Like heavyweight boxers trading blows within the ring, sooner or later one of them will land two punches that knock out his opponent.
The identical could also be true in relation to America’s conflict with Iran.
The first punch is the rising price of oil, which at one level rose to over $100 a barrel.
The second punch is the conflict’s influence on the stock market, which I’m sure Trump watches every day (generally hourly).
He can’t take these punches eternally.
Which one goes to knock him out?
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Beach, Calif.
Americans shouldn’t be pressured to soak up sudden price spikes which might be pushed more by international battle than by the true price of producing fuel.
The federal authorities has instruments to deal with extraordinary market disruptions.
A short lived freeze returning gasoline costs to pre-war ranges would shield shoppers and small companies from crisis-driven price will increase whereas international markets stabilize.
John McClain
Owls Head
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The Issue: The son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei formally turning into the following chief of Iran.
We all have heard the saying “I may be crazy, but I’m not stupid.”
Well, by putting in Ali Khamenei’s son because the new ayatollah, Iran’s leaders have proven that they could be loopy, however that pales compared to their epic stupidity (“Iran watches the son rise,” March 9) .
Bob Heier
Estero, Fla.
Kim Jong-il designated his son, Kim Jong-un, as his successor in 2010.
Now the identical factor taking place in Iran, so why are Republicans and Trump taking victory laps?
The new chief of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, will likely be simply as unhealthy as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — and neither one of them was elected by the people.
Edward Drossman
Manhattan
The latest choice of Mojtaba Khamenei to be Iran’s subsequent chief means one factor: Iran’s present Islamic regime could be keen to combat to the final bullet to stay in energy.
Such a mindset ought to function a sobering reminder of simply the type of people we’re coping with.
Being “buddies” with regimes like China, Russia, North Korea and Cuba additionally demonstrates Iran’s character.
I feel we’ve been comparatively restrained as they nonetheless have “legs to stand on.”
It could also be time to hit onerous, leaving no person of their regime for us to barter with.
Messages go in each instructions.
Arthur Saginian
Santa Clarita, Calif.
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