FOA -1999

The main change in the intl. order is the abandonment of the theory that what goes on within a country is that country's sole business (let's call it the "Westphalia principle"), replaced by the new notion that the intnl. community can intervene to protect human rights

The human right to a sound reserve currency and a stable economy brought about by cheap oil.

Iraq and now other parts of the world, a charge into the oil fields brought on by the repricing of oil would be a disaster. The precedent (and soon the troops) are now in place. All that would be required to triger an event, is an incident, financial and far reaching in nature.

Me: remember this article from 2003
Iraq nets handsome profit by dumping dollar for euro https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/feb/16/iraq.theeuro?CMP=share_btn_tw