Any thoughts?

Like I said in another thread, it's a lot cheaper than in Europe. It's not outrageous and unjustified, it's merely the US being forced to face realities.

Lure for quick profit? You mean capitalism?

No, the Middle East were one of the most stable regions in the world until the crusades and the mongols fucked it up. Then it became somewhat stable again under the Ayyubids and really stable under the Ottomans.

What middle man? You mean the gas company?

I agree, but tell your representative to get his facts straight and not complain that it's outrageous when gas prices reach a lower level than the rest of the western world.