[Filibuster_60]

That's not my point. In fact our dependence on Mideast oil is less than it was a generation ago, thanks to our diversification strategy. The real point is that whether we like it or not, the Arabs are sitting atop 60% of the world's proven, easily extractable oil reserves. If we don't buy that oil to fuel our economy, others will. Pure economics dictates that we continue to go after cheap petro while it's still around. Strategic wisdom dictates that we stick around in at least some fashion in the Mideast to ensure that we remain the region's dominant power, regardless of how many troops we have on the ground.

[JRandomFreeper]

It's not about oil. It's about a brother-in-arms that died at the Pentagon.

All of the un-domesticated 14th century rejects need to disappear. Those that can be domesticated may be allowed to continue.

And I will never be distracted from that goal.

/john