This is from Democrats.com (see below for who Democrats.com are). I don't agree that war in Iraq is inevitable, but the writer accurately describes our addiction to oil. Tom Mathews Seirra Club, Iowa Chapter Transportation Issue Chair ---------------------------------- __Car Wars Ian Roberts writes, "War in Iraq is inevitable. That there would be war was decided by North American planners in the mid-1920s. That it would be in Iraq was decided much more recently. The architects of this war were not military planners but town planners. War is inevitable not because of weapons of mass destruction, as claimed by the political right, nor because of western imperialism, as claimed by the left. The cause of this war, and probably the one that will follow, is car dependence. The US has paved itself into a corner. Its physical and economic infrastructure is so highly car dependent that the US is pathologically addicted to oil. Without billions of barrels of precious black sludge being pumped into the veins of its economy every year, the nation would experience painful and damaging withdrawal... Those who oppose war in Iraq must work together to prevent the conflicts that will follow if we fail to tackle car dependency." http://www.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4586147,00.htm ___DEMOCRATS.COM____The Aggressive Progressives__________________ Democrats.com is the largest independent community of Democrats. We publish the only Democratic daily news service - and it's free! Our members make it possible through generous contributions. Please help by clicking below! http://democrats.com/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]