Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM), Chevron Corporation (CVX): Can You Profit From a Syrian War and Still Sleep at Night?

Moreover, investors are taking a risk by betting on a Syrian oil-price bonanza. If our forces back down instead of shipping out, or if U.N. investigators can prove that the Syrian government wasn’t responsible for last week’s Sarin nerve gas attacks, then oil prices will slide back down — and take oil stocks along for the ride. Share prices are inflated now, and there’s no guarantee that they will soar even higher. This is a reversible catalyst.

Do you plan to capitalize on the Syrian controversy’s potential for boosting oil prices, or would you lose sleep over the moral implications? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Foolish disclosure policies prevent me from taking any action, now that I’m writing about it. If that weren’t the case, I think I could sleep at night with some fresh Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) or Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) shares under my pillow. Hate the game, not the player. And don’t forget that you hope to be rewarded for taking a market risk.

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