Darrell Castle explores the recent attacks on the Saudi oil fields and what that means, or could mean, for the United States and the world. Transcription / Notes THERE’S ONLY ONE ENEMY AND THAT’S IRAN Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today’s Castle Report. Today is Friday September 20, 2019, and on this Report I would like to spend our time discussing the recent attacks on the Saudi oil fields and what that means, or could mean, for the United States and the world. The attack was eerily familiar, especially coming so close to the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, so close to the dismissal of John Bolton, so close to the President’s talks with Iran, and so close to the Israeli elections. Whatever the cause of this attack, and whoever did it, another big war seems like a real possibility. That real possibility has caused me to wonder I could get this Report finished before Armageddon. That sounds like an intentional exaggeration but if Russia became involved which seems likely, then all bets are off. The latest mock figures I’ve seen project 34 million dead in the first few days of a US—Russia nuclear exchange. I’m certain that no nation, especially not Russia, is going to lose a superpower war when it still has missiles in its silos. Insane people, those driven mad by power, would gamble the fate of millions for something that is not even their problem or their legitimate concern. The failure of Saudi and U.S. radar and early warning systems to detect a massive drone attack on such a vital target makes me think that all U.S. interests and bases in the Middle East are very vulnerable. Whoever conducted this attack has the proven ability to disrupt the world’s oil supply and, thereby affect the economic interests of most, if not all, industrialized nations of the world.  Is the world really that vulnerable to a group of seemingly primitive people living in poverty stricken Yemen? If the official story is true, and by official I mean the one the FBI tells us we should either believe or be labeled a domestic terrorist, then I suppose so. Why did the Saudi air defense systems, and even the U.S. systems in the Persian Gulf, along with U.S. satellite surveillance systems not detect this attack? That is a very good question but that is the explanation we are supposed to believe. It’s the same one asked but never answered on 9/11. How did a few Saudi tribesmen living in caves in Afghanistan defeat all 16 of the U.S. intelligence agencies, plus the world’s most sophisticated and most expensive military? That is one of those questions we are not supposed to ask because, well, because we’re just not. This Saudi attack seems to be the same kind of thing. Long before anyone knows for sure most of the media echoes the first report. Headlines from CNN, NBC, the Washington Post and other such news services said Iran attacks Saudi Arabia. It is way too early to know if that is true or not but I suppose that is what we are supposed to believe. We want to believe the powers that be, and so our natural desire to believe the narrative that has been ingrained in us for decades is difficult to resist. Iran is the one and only enemy, we are constantly reminded. John Bolton was Director of National Security until he was fired recently by President Trump. He was the most obvious war hawk, especially toward Iran, and apparently was instrumental in torpedoing Trump’s recent entreaties toward Iran. When he was fired I thought Trump might be coming to his senses and some type of dialogue with Iran might still be possible, but it now appears that is not going to happen. This attack was a very interesting coincidence indeed, but then the Middle East is a perfect environment for a coincidence. Paul O’Neil was Secretary of the Treasury in George W. Bush’s cabinet and in his book, “The Price of Loyalty” he said that in the first briefing of the National Security Council, conducted in January 2001, right after the inauguration,