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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (289719)	6/1/2006 3:20:35 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573420

"People didn't drive SUVs before Chimper?" Sure we did Jim. But then gas was $1.11 a gallon (3/8/1999 price). The instability caused by our invading Iraq and threatening to invade Iran has caused and continues to cause oil to be expensive, along with increased global demand. eia.doe.gov "energy economists said as much as $10 to $15 is being added to the cost of every barrel of crude oil because of fear" highbeam.com We didn't have to invade Iraq. We don't have to be so bellicose with Iran and Venezuala. These are foreign policy choices of the Bush admin. Who profits? Not us.