GUEST 15 Nov 03 - 10:09 AM

"Yes, it appears that the Bush administration is now preparing the ground to withdraw from Iraq by the spring, in order to save themselves from being booted in the '04 election."

No sign of that whatsoever, in fact they have clearly stated the reverse.

Frank
Oil Corporations required what exactly??

"The new Manifest Destiny has to do with the price of oil." - Certainly does with regard to Russia (their reconstruction and future development relies on the price of oil not dropping below $21 per barrel), and to the Saudi's (they are relying on the price not dropping below $25 per barrel) Here's some other news for you the "Oil Corporations" are not exclusively American owned.

USA addicted to oil - then you have no problem. Have a look at the figures for known Shale Oil reserves in the US of A.