"Securing vital resources"? Great big Latin words for . . . what? Going in and taking something we use far too much of, and waste far too much of, and are going to run out of anyway. Besides being utterly lawless, how stupid is that? Mia >Oh, by all means. I don't consider securing vital resources an inappropriate >US priority. As you say, it's pretty far down the list, but it's on it. > >pe > > > >