[snowman]

If Iran stops the transit of oil it will only hurt itself. Also every country in the world will be there to make certain that "their" supply gets thru. consequently no blockage of the straight.

As to the US, very little of OUR oil comes from the mid east now, so what will a shutoff really do to us? It may hurt a little for a bit, but it will open up soon, real soon, because when we get serious, and we will get VERY serious, we will get our oil, no holds barred, no matter what, nothing can get in our way. Don't beleive it, just watch.

Lets put this whole situation in perspective. Take the most powerful nation in the world. Shut off their oil. Just what do you think will happen? It won't take long for the rest of the world to realize why we are the most powerful nation in the world. If they don't like it?! WTF can they do about it? Nothing, absolutely Nothing.