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>I will take that bet. The first contracts (gas/oil) will go to the Russians and French as they have their foot farther into the door now than the US has. If you think it was oil and nothing else, then why did we stop in 1991? Why not invade the whole country and take the oil?

1991 was very different. There was PLENTY of oil in the world and concern about future supply wasn't there. And the deal was ridding Kuwait of Saddam's troops ONLY.

President Bush has recently been making lots of noise about hydrogen as the "next" energy source. This is a win-win issue for him... great if he really means it and a fine smokescreen (hiding oil objectives) otherwise.