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.
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.