@DesertDave,
This entire thread is horsehockey. America has enemies, always has, always will. The last thing our enemies would do is cooperate with the U.S. government. Our enemies wanted to strike at our core and terrorize the populace, they succeeded. Our government is made up of normal people just like you and I who are not all knowing or all seeing. The fact that they didn't catch these terrorist before they struck is not surprising, as intelligence was poor with regard to infiltration into the U.S. and what intelligence they did have never made through to the proper channels due to information overload.
"Every military death has been in vain, not for defense for America, for oil, shameless deaths, all 3,400 of them."
This an icredibly ignorant assumption. Every war America ever fought, was fought primarily for economic reasons. Oil is the single greatest economic factor in this world, let alone America. Name one industry not dependent upon oil and I will prove you wrong. It is vital to the very fabric of our economic well being.
So I ask you if we don't protect our single most important economic factor, then what should we protect? Protecting Oil is protecting America, whether you like it or not. America is what it is because of our economic and military strength. Take either one of those strengths away and America would be is shambles. Thus if you allow other countries to control our oil then you allow them control over our country. The America way of life is all about freedom right? What kind of freedom do you have if you cannot control your own economic well being. Money makes the world go around. The great depression of the 1930's was nothing compared to what America would be like if we allowed other countries to shut off our oil when ever they felt like. The great depression of the 1930's tore this countries middle class to shreds. I for one think the American way of life is worth fighting for, unfortunately Oil is a big part of it.