I thought oil was sold on the open market. All companies paid the same price for oil.

My point in my earlier post was that a lot of the politicans from both parties are acting in their own self interest (surprise) and not touching certain oil producing countries that are CLEAR promoters of hate and terrorism, simply becuase these politicians are being paid off by money from these same oil countries.

If we really wanted to, we could go to these countries, and without firing a shot, demand they replace their monarchies with democracies, and then deal with the democratically elected leaders there. This wouold be much easier than trying to make Iraq a democracy, and much less costly in terms of young american lives.
-akhilesh