What pains me so much about what seems to be imminent war in the region, initiated by George Bush, is my impression that this is really about improved access to oil and running a pipeline to China and just who will benefit financially in the long run. I don't pretend to be well versed in political science, but it all seems to be about the economy of the US at the moment, and the future profits of American corporations.

Shouldn't we be more concerned with water? When all the oil is gone ( like a glass slurping the bottom of the straw, and we will surely use up more faster with this war) water will quickly become more precious and another source of world strife. I hope I get to my retirement land in Arkansas with a drilled well before this all comes to fruition...very sad and frightened today it seems, hg