The Conspiracy Evolves

It has long been a staple of Islamist loons that the West--especially America--"steals" their oil and prevents the Moslem world from advancing. That talking point is about to get harder to sustain. But the new conspiracy will be much worse.

It's time to discuss Re-Peak Oil:

Over the next five years, the US will account for a third of new oil supplies, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The US will change from the world's leading importer of oil to a net exporter.

Demand for oil from Middle-East oil producers is set to slow as a result.

"North America has set off a supply shock that is sending ripples throughout the world," said IEA executive director Maria van der Hoeven.

Canadian oil sands production is also contributing to the "supply shock", the IEA said.

Gosh, remember how al Qaeda ripped us for buying oil from Moslem countries? I do:

"Our message is clear: You will not be safe until you withdraw from our land, stop stealing our oil and wealth and stop supporting the corrupt rulers," al-Zawahiri said.

As I said in that post eight years ago:

I mean really, if you want to talk real anger, think of what Zawahiri would say if we actually could stop buying oil from the Middle East. Talk about anger! Talk about inciting talk of plots to impoverish them? What else have they got that we want?

Get ready for the new plots and the new anger. As I always say (yeah, I know it gets annoying), question isn't why do Islamists hate us--it's why do they hate?

And yeah, I'd still love to have minions. Sigh.