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To: KonKilo who wrote (68704)	5/27/2008 1:22:45 PM
From: Bridge Player	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542060

It is easy to oversimplify, but no: I don't agree with invading sovereign nations for their oil. I don't believe the U.S. did that in the first Gulf war, and I don't believe we did that when we invaded Iraq. Nor do I believe we should invade Iran in order to obtain access to their oil. I do believe that if we allow terrorist-supporting nations (of which Iraq was one, btw) to continue to develop nuclear or chemical or biological weapons, we encourage other Arab nations to join their circle, increase the risk to both ourselves and Israel, and help create an environment which further increases instability in the entire Middle East. To me the security issue is more important than the oil issue. It seems to me that drilling offshore and in ANWR would buy us a little time while alternative fuel and energy sources are researched, developed, and the infrastructure needed to support them is begun to be built.