*Dread Stands upon the quarterdeck with eyebrow raised*
Pi writes, “Hey, Dread, are you ready to see the truth NOW, especially after saying that oil has nothing to do with the Shrubs' actions, then (early 90s), or now? After all, daddy has bailed jr out at least 3 times in the oil industry, which is a matter of public record, so should be available through your beloved Wall Street Journal archives (look back in the early to mid 80s).”
            Dread responds, “Ever so glad to see that you have been doing your homework. But quite frankly after Enron and the serious lack of ethical accounting practice in US business (that I have often written about here on the Scrolls) how can you STILL look at “matter of public record” and NOT question their validity. Word to the wise, believe very little of what you see in accounting / business documents. (Big business is not called smoke and mirrors for nothing…) OK, I will put this in simplest terms. The Bush’s are invested in US oil. If oil went south in every other country it would only make them richer… get it? Can you see the light? Let me say that again in another way. If all foreign oil stopped the Bush family income statement would skyrocket.
            Allow me to further state the oil does in fact have a place within this new war. You seem to believe that the entire effort is based upon the commodity. I believe that oil plays a very small role in this conflict.
            Pi writes, “Why is Jr Shrub not so concerned about North Korea, who DOES have nukes & has suggested that they may sell to Iraq & is entirely anti-US?”
            Dread Responds, “Damn glad that you have x-ray vision all the way from Hawaii to know that North Korea has nuclear missile capabilities.  Considering both the North Korean government and the UN state that this is not the case you base your assumptions on what may I ask? Perhaps you should send your resume to the United Nations for the job position of ‘Weapons Inspector’. I bet they will no doubt be impressed by your abilities.
Now, to answer your question; North Korea, in your own words entered the “elite in a global chess game.” Seeing an opening to squeeze MONEY out of both the United Nations and the United States they played a very dangerous political game of exposing their Queen. (read: nuclear program) Have you noted that talks between North and South Korea have never been better? Have you noted that Japan, the country that has the most to loose by its close proximity has said very little about the ‘supposed program’? Do yourself a very small favor and look GLOBALLY when attempting to ascertain exactly why the Government of the United States of America has not formally addressed this situation. 
            Pi writes, “Could it be that North Korea doesn't have any viable commodities that the Shrubs want? Just what is their economy based upon anyway? I thought I knew, but that company is in South Korea (Hyundai).”
            Dread Responds, “ The C.I.A. World Fact Book states the economic overview as, “North Korea, one of the world's most centrally planned and isolated economies, faces desperate economic conditions. Industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment and spare parts shortages. Industrial and power output have declined in parallel. Despite a good harvest in 2001, the nation faces its eighth year of food shortages because of a lack of arable land; collective farming; weather-related problems, including major drought in 2000; and chronic shortages of fertilizer and fuel. Massive international food aid deliveries have allowed the regime to escape mass starvation since 1995-96, but the population remains vulnerable to prolonged malnutrition and deteriorating living conditions. Large-scale military spending eats up resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. In 2001, the regime placed emphasis on earning hard currency, developing information technology, addressing power shortages, and attracting foreign aid, but in no way at the expense of relinquishing central control over key national assets or undergoing widespread market-oriented reforms.”
            Also note that the GDP, (real growth rate) of the country stands at –3% as of estimated 2001. This is the number that gives you the heads up on the economic direction of the country. Let us look at a few others for the sake of comparison. South Korea ; 3.3%. United States; .03%. Vietnam; 4.7%. In looking at these numbers you can make the argument that North Korea has absolutely nothing in the way of economic ventures that anyone wants. By your statement I would believe that you think that the Bush family has a personal stake in the economy of North Korea. I do not believe that this is the case. I can see no logic behind your query of  “Could it be that North Korea doesn't have any viable commodities that the Shrubs want?”
            Perhaps the next time you visit the VFW you might ask around and attempt to bring yourself up to speed on a war we here on the main land call, “The Korean War.” Once you get a few first hand accounts begin the long laborious task of educating yourself on the relationship between the United States of America and a country that is smaller than the state of Mississippi who boasts a government of “authoritarian socialist; one-man dictatorship”.
            Pi writes, “I've had it with the warmongering of the political elite! I'm tired of hearing about our friends & loved ones getting killed, or worse, suffering permanent body & emotional damage, serving as pawns to the rich elite in a global chess game!”
            Dread responds, “I can feel your anxiety over going to war yet again. War, for all intents and purposes is hell. Been there and done that so I speak form the platform of experience and not just a pondering. I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, politically elite but I am in fact in this case a War Pig.
Why you ask? I am a war pig in this case because I fought in what most historians and military analyses consider the first true terrorist war. I stood with the UN peacekeeping force in Beirut Lebanon when a terrorist drove a bus into the US embassy and detonated the largest conventional explosion to date that killed over 350 US Marines and Sailors. In a split second they were gone. Just as on Sept 11th. 
            There is only one language that terrorists understand, and that is the idiom of force. I have spent years following global terrorism and cell growth. While the world turned a blind eye to the obvious I have watched as innocent people have died for no good reason. It is time that the madness ends. It is time that those who wish to wage war on the innocent and the civilians know War. It is time that those who stand in the shadow fear the dark. I am a War Pig and I am proud to say that I curse every terrorist and every individual that has ever had any dealings with AL Qaeda or the like. I wish upon them the very insanity that they bring to the innocent.
 
It is only through War that we all shall know Peace.  

Hun, Back up and reread. All stats are about North Korea and NOT South Korea.

All of the US Navy ships are built predominantly by Newport News shipbuilding. All US ships are built at home for security reasons. (You were in the US Navy and do not know this?)

To suggest that the US Government practices terrorism is simply ludicrous. There is one hell of allot of difference from collateral damage to an act of terrorism. You just lost any credibility in your stance.

Are you skipping your meds again? Perhaps the dosage is off…