[Timesink]

And let's keep in mind that Afghanistan is not Iraq circa 1991. Saddam at his 1990 height of military power could have caused all sorts of hell beyond merely Kuwait. There was a lot of worry he was considering a move on Saudi Arabia as well, or might do any number of other things to complete F up the stability of the region. Afghanistan in 2001, on the other hand, is merely a dirt hole where the mass murderers are hiding.

This whole "war for oil" BS will eventually evaporate anyway, just as every other liberal lie has since 9/11, as the war moves into such oil-rich nations as Somalia and the Phillipines.

[Dat]

There is little point in trying to reason with conspiracy theorists. They come up with the conclusion, then they twist the facts to suit their needs. I happen to think they do it in order to cover up for their own inadequacies. They have delusions of granduer which are unfulfilled, so they create a world where powerful, secret organizations are conspiring against them, and only they can save the world with their "secret" information and "insight".

[TomB]

Well, I guess "ttolate" is right, I must be stupid. Because for the life of me I cannot figure out why domestic oil companies would NOT want an interruption or disruption of the oil supply coming out of the Mid-East, or why they WOULD want to flood the market with new supplies out of Central Asia. I must be missing something

Sure, the company that can postition themselves to get on board the new pipeline project can make a bundle, but what about the rest of the companies?

Doesn't it make sense that they would welcome as much turmoil in the rest of the world to pump up prices, and make new domestic exploration more palatable to the masses?

And if they have the power that some claim, why can't they buy Venezuela? There are vast reserves in that region, and an unstable government to take advantage of. But, for all their money and power, they're stuck with a socialist who was a student of Castro's.

[wcbtinman]

"Afghanistan in 2001, on the other hand, is merely a dirthole where the mass murderers are hiding."

I agree. But so was the Middle East until vast deposits of oil were found there. Afghanistan may be next.