I thought the draw down of the strategic oil reserves was to keep the price of gas down leading up to the election.
It could be possible that they know they cannot win the election. Even with lower gas prices. so maybe that is not the reason.
They are setting up for right after the election. They are draining the reserves. We are running out of diesel. Without diesel everything comes to a halt. Will there be a railroad strike at a time when trucks can't get diesel?
Also are they going to try and start a war with Russia when our country will be hard pressed to secure enough oil for everyday use and war operations?
Things can go ballistic quickly.
Just so it is clear, both trucks AND locomotives run on Diesel fuel. A lack of fuel would stall both transportation modes. And jet fuel is not much different from Diesel fuel, so expect shortages for any gas turbine-powered aircraft.
Yes but it would be easier to supply trains than the thousands upon thousands of truck stops if there were shortages
You need them both...unless you think you can load and unload trains by hand, and deliver products by hand. Some places accept an entire train car as the delivered item, but they are few and specialized ("Aha, we have another thousand tons of chalk dust!").
Of course we need both. I believe we are only talking about a few weeks to a month. Shut down the trains. Make it hard for trucks to get diesel. Supply chain comes very close to a complete shutdown. Riots in the streets (antifa of course) Panic sets in. Once the supply chain breaks it could take a while to get up and running again. In the meantime these morons are trying to start a war.