Bobert,

"But really, the plan of the neocons is beyond Iraq... Syria and Iran pose the greatest threats to a US/UK takeover of thew world's greatest un-controlled and up-for-grabs oil reserves..."

In what way do Syria and Iran pose the greatest threats?

Exactly how does either the US or the UK grab control of the natural resources of another nation. Don't say look at what happened in Iraq, because as far as I know, Iraq's oil and gas, plus all the reserves that go with them are still owned by Iraq, will always be owned by Iraq, will always be sold on a World market where World demand dictates price which in turn can be adjusted by oil producers by adjusting level of production. Correct me if I am wrong but hasn't Iraq recently rejoined OPEC?

As for, "I'd have a whole lot more respect for yer sorry butts if you'd just fess the heck up. Come on, like how hard can it be to say, "they got it, we want it and we're gonna friggin' take it!"

Again you have to explain exactly how this could be done - you'll have a hard to do it because it cannot be done for a price that ANYBODY could afford. Even if that WAS the REAL reason Bobert and all this is just about oil and the control of it - explain why to get to a country whose oil production has not been missed on the world market for the last 13 years, a country whose production capacity and capability had fallen by 50% of pre-1990 levels, the US and the UK by-passed two of the largest producers in the middle-east, and those were countries that invited their troops in. If it's all about oil Bobert and, "they got it, we want it and we're gonna friggin' take it!" - Why didn't they?

Come on Bobert if you wish to make a point, make with reason and logic, backed up by hard fact. The normal hysteria, doesn't cut any ice.