Not really. I couldn't think of a good title. Since war hasn't technically started I don't want to break my promise. But in a related note: I know that this war seems to have really polarized people mostly along party lines (gasp!) but there is crossover from folks like me (yeah, I voted for Bush) but whichever way you lean in your feelings about the war, I'm sure we can all agree that the blatant price gouging being carried out by big oil is wrong. It's appallingly wrong. Why is it that, as a co-worker mentioned the other day, a hardware store in an area under threat of hurricane can get busted for raising the price of nails and plywood and at the same time big oil can stick it to the consumer because of the "uncertainties" surrounding the war. Here's another thing we can pretty much all agree on, Iraq will fall like a house of cards... so why are they are threat again... oops.. . I mean, so why does this raise uncertainty about the oil supply? Also, as I understand, Saudi Arabia has pledged to offset any loss in Iraqi production with additional supply from them. What a generous bunch they are, eh? Anyway, so why is no one raising a big stink about what the oil companies are doing? The cynic's answer: Because most of the politicians AND the media are bought and paid for by big oil. However you feel about the war, you can't tell me that what the oil companies are doing is right.