TomPaine.com - Mapping The Oil Motive: "It appears that the U.S. incursion into Iraq�begun with such high expectations two years ago�has largely failed to achieve its intended purposes. No weapons of mass destruction were ever found in Iraq, so the invasion cannot be said to have eliminated a potential WMD threat. The danger posed by terrorism is no less severe now than it was in 2003, and in some cases has grown stronger. It is true that democracy has made some inroads in Iraq, but it is not al all evident that elections will produce a stable, unified state. And it is clear that Iraq is in no position to quench America�s voracious thirst for petroleum."