things will get worse...they seldom tend to get better...
thing is...where do i find myself? as part of the bigger pic(we need to be in control over there) or the other pic(do we really need them or need to be there,or is this just a smokescreen?)
If we are after oil lets do so openly...
if we dont need the oil...lets offer a $10 million reward for Osama around the world....with lesser amounts for good info...instead of wasting billions of our US funds on a sloppy war gone wrong...

Please don't flame me for this, but........

I think that because our world is so dependant on oil/gas and the supply is rapidly depleting we go to great effords to get it.
We pay a lot of money to the people that own the oil fields.

The largest oil reserves are in the Middle-East. So because we pay them a lot for oil, they get a lot of money and influence that they can use for war,
terrorism, etc. So if you think about it, we are actually supporting those countries and it's idea's by buying oil from them.

And guess wich countries are in the Middle-East: exactly: Iraq, Iran,Afganistan....... gee, those countries also happen to be the, as Bush said it: ''Ashes of Evil''.

My idea: Go with wind/water and sun-energy, become less dependent on oil and turn off the ''Money-Tab'' to those Radical countries.

It's a strange world isn't it?

Just my 2 cents

I'll go sit in the corner now.......... <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />


BTW: I'm NOT saying that all Middle-Eastern Countries are involved in terrorism. Please let that be clear.

Why oh why did we not learn from the 70's? OPEC shut off the pump and we paid dearly. Now we find ourselves in the same situation, needing oil from people who hate us! Is it a conspiracy of BIG OIL? Probably not, because our "BIG CAR COMPANIES" gave us what we wanted....big trucks and SUV's. Now, that said, we also havbe other factions that have put us where we are. Environmentalists not wanting us to drill for oil off the coasts of our country or in Alaska. Other environmentalists not wanting us to put wind farms off of Mass. or VA coasts. Cogressmen not wanting windmills on top of mountains in West VA. Envirnmental regulations not letting power plants upgrading to become more effecient without overhaulling the plant to make it cleaner. So....who's fault is it? You and I for not paying attention and conserving and promoting new technologies and not conserving more. (How many of you added phone lines for faxes, cell phones, computers, etc?) However it's also our shortsightedness and letting people who profess to want to protect the environment harm the rest of us.

(get's down from the soapbox and puts up the sheilds from the slings and arrows that are sure to come his way)

I think it was Axis of Evil - Iraq, Iran and N. Korea were his three Named Bad Guys.

Not a comment on the post - just wanted an accurate quote.

I believe that the reward for Osama is 25 million dollars US.

You're right Wolf, thanks

Aloha Everyone,

I would like to see the Axis of Evil become the Ashes of Evil!

Wow, my post went through! I have been lurking for a while and have tried posting in the past unsuccessfully. I unchecked the preview button and it went through.

Thank you all for your insightful and informative posts.

Yep. The big O is what it really comes down to.

Sometimes you have to deal with Devil, but the price isn't such a bargin in the long run.