oh, sure, Carol..there is always manuvering and struggling among nations to get what they think they need, whether it be oil, water, land, minerals...etc...but this was a suggestion that we were CLOSE to invasion and taking over. This may be tempting to 'some' administration officals, but cooler minds usually prevail upon reflection of how messy that could be.

(and I wish I could remember the name of the scientist who claims that oil is NOT a finite supply left over from millions of years ago, but rather is being produced deep in the earth. I'd like to read more about this.)