volatility is back. events are moving fast as a solution to divert a military strike on syria. both the oil market and stock market, investors on edge. fears of potential u.s. military action and instability pushed oil prices to a two-year high. some worry that the conflict could spread to neighboring countries. the nightmare scenario is if you have an all out middle eastern war that includes the pershing area. the threat of fighting the middle east brings up the images from the 1970s. cars stretched around the block waiting for gas. the u.s. is not as dependent on middle eastern oil as it used to be. america is producing more of its own oil. it is using less and that means