Exxon gets a chubby

How could this NOT happen?

A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil industry experts, many of whom think the prospect of pandemonium in those markets makes U.S. military action unlikely despite escalating economic sanctions imposed by the Bush administration.

If only there was an appropriate sexual metaphor available to describe how this excites the boardrooms of Exxon, Shell & BP ...