caveman, caveman, caveman, there you go again. Where do I start? Lets take your points one at a time. First. I do not ,as you claim, have a distaste for Muslim nations. I have a distaste for Muslim terrorists (and I sure hope that you do also). They are not the same thing. You seem to have a predilection for making unfounded assumptions about me and putting words in my mouth. It is mildly irritating but also a little amusing as you are so predictable. Second, OPEC nations are not exclusively Muslim. Angola, Nigeria,Ecuador,Venezuela, and Gabon are all members. Bolivia, Brazil, and Canada have been invited to join.Third, Rising oil prices impact food in many ways other that just transportation. The fuel used to make fertilizer and to run farm machinery are just two examples. Basic economics 101, as the cost of producing goods (food) go up, so will the cost of the goods. Third, as the cost of oil goes up it becomes more and more profitable to raise crops for fuel rather than food. so as you should be able to see ,OPEC's dramatic price increase have greatly increased the price of food world wide. Just this week there were food riots in Egypt and their OPEC neighbors have done nothing to help. |