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>>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.
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>PLENTY, what are the statistics on that statement. The world oil supply may be going down, but not as to make a big difference from 1991 to present. There are still vast untapped oil areas in the world.

PLENTY in a few senses...
First, ALL of the states that export oil except Iraq were on firendly terms with the U.S. so there were no artificial constraints or factors limiting distribution. And in fact even Iraq's oil was available shortly after, under the "oil for food" program.
Second, when oil buddies want to drill in the ANWAR then there is a need to state that there is a shortage so as to justify that drilling.
Thirdly, there were hardly any SUVs on the road back then. The growth in the SUV population tells you, all by itself, that there was (and is) PLENTY of oil for the time being.
Finally, there has been a consolidation of petroleum companies and their refining capacities. This was deliberately done, under the guise of "productivity", to create shortage situations where previously there was excess capacity. An all VERY LEGAL way to raise prices while doing even less work than was previously the case.

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>>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.
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>I can't change what people think about the US and its decisions, but beleive me there is not a conspiracy behind every decision made by president Bush. Let me ask you this, did you think that there was a hidden adgenda behind every Clinton decision?

Yes, I believe that President Clinton also had hidden objectives in his decisions. The difference is, they at least paid some lip service to the "average Joe". President Bush has only corporations and the rich in his ECONOMIC objectives, applying yet again that infamous theory of President Reagan's about "trickle-down benefits" which was proved not to work.