lets try poularity instead. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
I guess there are large supply depots in Kuwait anyway, and it's not like fuel is going to be a problem... Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
The big problem would be the military supplies. on a war footing just for the real troops you're going to need in the region of 20,000 tons of supplies per day then you have to supply the contractors on top of that. (so probably in the region of twice as much)
Getting the right sorts of fuel to the right places will be a problem. Fuels one of the biggest supply headaches. Without that the US militarys combat capability drops away very sharply. Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
That is after all what they do today (or well, from Umm Qassr, byt the difference should not be big). This new situation with mugh greater insurgent activity could be countered with indiscrimante firepower.
Of course, there will be convoy losses, but that is not of great importance. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
I would worry a lot more over naval casualties. Losing an aircraft carrier is not at all unimaginable.
Still, that would not be a critical blow either. From a military perspective. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
