Buddha i think you need to look at the longer term or wider view.....yes the gulf was about oil, but remember if the oil prices go up then ALL prices go up and people end up starving, oil prices are linked to all product prices.....as for this attack it had to be done, to do nothing would only either annoy Ben Laden in to more attacks or make him (and others) think the USA is an easy target....what you must remember is these people don't think like us....Steve