oil/gas prices have risen so quickly since the U.S. took over Iraq? Do you see any dircet connection btw the U.S. takeover of Iraq and the placement of U.S. corporate interests in that country and the sudden hike in energy prices? Do you believe that prices would've climbed this fast if Hussein was still running Iraq?

I can agree with you that the U.S. is an over-consumer of oil, and I believe that this is a driving force behind the rise in gas prices, but for a different reason. I believe the fact that the U.S. is an over-consumer of energy is the reason that the greedy corporate raise the price on it because they know that they can and we will still buy it; not because of some damn shortage that is looming right around the corner.