Oil Prices And War

Oil prices are going up, up and up. They are expectedbecome prosperous. The whole of Africa is waiting for
to go up to 200 Dollars a barrel. Every one of us whoprosperity. Lot many South American and smaller
thinks about this has different perspective. ConsumersAsian nations are waiting to grow. What will happen to
blame the government for allowing the prices. Someoil prices when these countries begin using more oil?
blame the oil producers while others blame the usersClearly the aim should be to use less oil and develop
for rampant consumption. How about the Iraq war andother energy sources. Gone are the days of oil
oil prices?guzzlers. And most importantly the war must be
I have not been able to find out the amount of oil thatstopped to save oil. Has any estimate been made
is consumed in the war in Iraq everyday. Similarly theabout the oil consumed in the World war Second?
peacekeeping efforts in Afghanistan must beWhy do not we stop exporting democracy to other
consuming lot of oil everyday. Why does the US notcountries and take care of our citizens first?
stop the war and save oil so that prices can comeThe world leaders do not act for the good of the
down? US government has huge resources and canordinary person. They only promise to do that during
buy oil at any price to continue with the war. But whatelections. After the elections get over the leaders act
about an ordinary citizen- how is he/she going toto satisfy their own ego and prove to the world that
survive?they were right. This causes most misery in the world.
India and China are being blamed for increasing oilUnless this senseless war is stopped oil cannot be
prices. Imagine what will happen when other countriessaved.