DON SURBER: The Trump Dividend: Peace through strength also is prosperity through strength. “We don’t need the oil. Europe, Red China, South Korea and Japan do.”
UPDATE:
What you are actually seeing is leverage being gained by the US for negotiations with China and their rare earth monopoly.
China gets 50% of its oil and 30% LNG from mid-east.
— Timothy McGrath (@TimMcGrathMtg) March 17, 2026