Rus: I never claimed Iraq was about the oil. I felt that Iraq was about WMD and the threat that Saddam posed to the region. When I talk about the region as a whole, I include oil, but mainly because of the other countries there such as Saudi, Kuwait, UAE, etc.

As far as Islam goes: I do feel that Islam is a huge threat. I don’t necessarily believe that we need to occupy the area in order to deal with the threat. I do believe that your points are valid, however, I don’t think that our physical presence there is a necessity.

EDIT: Rus, I don’t drink. I probably should, though. And, within my own house, I am always right. Well, mostly.