[Steel Wolf]

Interesting article.

Entirely wrong about Usama's plan being to drain our wealth through defense spending and war. That's as self defeating a tactic as trying to choke a vampire by letting him drink your blood.

Think about it. We didn't respond to Pearl Harbor by trying to get Japan to spend themselves to death.

As far as his points on the importance of oil, he's much closer to the mark. Oil is the indirect power that fuels our enemies. Without it, Arab militants would be no more a global threat than the Hutus or the Indonesians. Oil artificially magnifies the power and influence of these nations, and indirectly, the more fanatical people in them. The day the oil runs out will be the day the Arab world descends into Sub-Saharan obscurity.

[Chu Gary]

This article assumes that there will not be a jihad toward Osama as young ragheads tire of sacrificing their lives to this madman. The people of Iraq are already getting pretty tired of his act and my guess is a lot of other ragheads have also had enough of Osama and his killers.

[FreeKeys]

"Fifty years ago, Truman and Eisenhower surrendered the West's property rights in oil, although that oil rightfully belonged to those in the West whose science, technology, and capital made its discovery and use possible."*

See what happens?

*from http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=2635

[pennyfarmer]

We need to let them (Saudis) know that if they choose to be wealthy Arabs then need to get their little children under control!!!!! Or we can just take over their little kingdom. F the little bastards. We are being nice right now...........oh let them bow towards Mecca pray to Satan and tell Muhammad what great Muslims they are. Roooooooot in hell you Satan Bastards.......... Let me know how it goes there in hell. Oh and let me know where the true religion is. If I'm a pedophile will I make it to the 7th ring of heaven? No Hopefully You uppity folks rate a pineapple up the ass.

[TexKat]

Video:

A Message From The Iraq Resistance

[Fishing-guy]

Of course this is an economic war. There is no way Al Quaeda can defeat US physically. Their only hope is to make it so expensive and costly that US gets out of Middle East or stops supporting Israel.

This is the same reason we are actively going after their sources of income.

[Last Dakotan]

If its economic war you're worried about, consider the one we are losing with China.