Libya...Iran...Japan...

...it's all connected somehow.

This would belong in GD, except I intend to ramble.

Japan wants to work with Iran to develop some oil fields, but we say we'll have to sanction you, because of the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act... they say no you won't, we make you too much money... then Libya and Malta finally stop shooting at each other long enough to decide to develop the oilfields between them, and US oil companies go "Hurrm? What do we have here?"... but again, we tell them no, ILSA says you can't deal with these guys, no matter how pretty the oilfield looks from here... but then someone at State has an idea, let's set up a meeting with Libya, tell them they need to do something to get off the "bad guy" list, same to Iran, so we can get rid of ILSA and all make a ton of money... so Libya announces it'll fork over its aging weapons, Iran throws its doors open to the IAEA (in the same freakin' week?).... so US companies can get in the game!

....it's all connected somehow.