Focussing on what the US or UK are going to do is missing the...

Focussing on what the US or UK are going to do is missing the big picture. Asia which is the power driving the world economy needs a reliable oil supply; in turn Asia is propping up the $US, the worlds reserve currency. For the world economy to continue moving forward, an agreement has to be made in the Gulf area with includes all parties, radicals and conservatives. Into this picture must come the UN because China, Japan and India must have representation. The armed forces of these three nations are formidable and will be offered if necessary to bring about a solution. The deaths over the past year in Saudi Arabia can, to a certain extent ,be put down as 'industrial accidents', part of the oil industry risks. I would not be surprised if there is a high death toll in the copper mining industry. The current oil problems are a world problem and need top politicians to resolve; I would say that we are short of them at the moment.