"Countering Iran's Oil Weapon"

From the Hertiage Foundation, some helpful hints on keeping Iran from ruining the global economy at Countering Iran's Oil Weapon. Hints include:

-Recognize and prepare for the threat.
-Maintain a strong U.S. and allied naval pres­ence in the Persian Gulf.
-Improve U.S. naval capabilities, including minesweeping and anti-ship missile defense.
-Create a contingency plan for the domestic energy market.
-Create a contingency plan for the domestic energy market.

First you have to decide that yapping them to death probably won't work. Then you have to fund stuff for the military (a good luck on that with the new crowd in charge) and then you have to find the will to stand up to the neighborhood bully.

Color me cynical.