Just Gimme Some Truth!

Reuters, an American news organization, took a poll that suggested 40 percent of Americans would change their driving habits if gas were to rise over $3.50. Since the gas prices have gone up almost all Americans have been effected in some way. We have been dealing with rising gas since President Bush took office in 2001 when gas prices were $1.31, but that's not even what makes me mad. It doesn't even make me that angry that an average gas price in 1980 was $1.25, a difference of 6 cents in 21 years.

No, what makes me mad is that we were told we were going to fight a war in Iraq to help bring democracy in Iraq. Then the American public decided that this was a war over oil and people were outraged when Haliburton owned the contracts to the Iraqi oil fields, as was I. I was outraged we were fighting a war to own the oil. So, we went to war in march of 2003 and the gas prices went up to $1.72 and by the next summer it was up to $2.27. Now this year we are stuck in the $3 range with no relief in sight.

The government tells us it is about supply and demand, that we do not have the oil supply to fit the demand. Then they tell us that our oil refineries are not running at full capacity, but there is no way that there is a $2 difference of supply and demand between 2001 and 2007. Where did all this oil go? Did the H2 actually suck up all our gas?

At this point I say that the American people are being had. We're in a war for nothing. What do we get out of this deal? Christ, at this point just tell me it's a war about the oil!!!