Bloomberg.com: Iraq Oil Flow From Gulf Still Halted; North Attacked

Iraqi oil exports through its two terminals in the Persian Gulf were halted for a second day after two pipelines were damaged, at least one by sabotage. Another pipeline was bombed in northern Iraq and the head of oil-company security there was shot and killed.

Now you may be fearful of this in whatever ways because it is so far away...but watch the world unfolding and remember that there is always an effect from these actions. Your lifestyle is affected. You freedoms. Your future is significant. If the world is in turmoil the world will fester. Growth will be inhibited...ecnomics will slow. Our growth as a world civilization...not a continent based one...will be hampered.