The Training And Equipping Of Iraqi Security

Saddam Hussein Was A Brutal Tyrant. I Am Glad He Is Now On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity. But, Opposition To A Dictator Is Not The Measure I Use When Deciding Whether To Send Our Men And Women In Uniform Off To War And Possible Death.

To The Contrary, I Believe The U.s. Military Has Already Done All That Has Been Asked Of Them. Saddam Hussein Is On Trial. The Threat From Alleged Weapons Of Mass Destruction Programs In Iraq Has Been Neutralized.

The U.s. Cannot Impose Freedom, Security, And Unity In Iraq By Force.

About 75 Percent Of The Crude Oil Marketed Here Is Sold Off The Books, And They Are Doing Trades That Would Be Illegal If It Was A Regulated Market, And Of Course They Do Not Want To Regulate It.

The Crude Oil Market, Unlike Every Other Commodity In America, Is Virtually Unregulated.