I thought we have "success" in Iraq...wasn't that what the aircraft carrier landing/flight suit was all about?
Mission Accomplished...
Further, we are nowhere close to seeing substantial quanities of oil exported from Iraq, I don't care how many "guards" we hire to patrol the pipelines.
Now that suicide bombers are being deployed into the region, no amount of patrol can protect the 100's of miles of pipe.
We need cheap oil and we need it now if the US is to see a sizable boost in its economy by election 2004.
So what was the point of posting the Exxon earnings? I love how this "all about oil" conspiracy "works" no matter what happens. Conspiracy theories are a sign of absolute mental retardation.