Fill’er Up: Trump’s Middle East Master Plan

By Stephen Green

“The spice must flow.”

Fans of Frank Herbert’s Dune know that melange makes interstellar travel and trade possible. Its only source is the desert world of Arrakis, which makes it the most valuable real estate in the known universe. The spice is addictive. Arrakis is home to crusading religious fanatics whose supreme leader holds the spice hostage.

If you’re thinking, “That sounds an awful lot like Persian Gulf oil,” Herbert is way out ahead of you.

President Donald Trump gets it. But what if, instead of spending another 40 or 50 years letting religious fanatics keep a stranglehold on the world’s supply of melange — er, oil — we just sort of… you know… made another Persian Gulf?

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