Well, that"s all settled then !! Now we know !! The Americans are only in Iraq ,(and soon, Iran ) , because of oil, and for no other reason . Good. I feel better and safer for realising that .Because the continued peace and stability of the Free World depends upon the unhindered availability of oil, irrespective of whether or not that is moral, or justifiable, or excusable, and , in that case , I would far sooner that the Americans were in control of such a globally important resource, than wildly unstable and unpredictable nations like Iran, Iraq, or Russia. Peace may yet prevail, but not if Islam controls oil !! OK , Russia is not a Muslim country, but that doesn"t alter their reputation for duplicity and deviousness !