This the strongest, most credible presentation of the U.S. viewpoint, much more believable than what has been presented by the administration. It is credible because it is detailed and contains no obvious lies, as is often true with administration spokesmen. The single weakness in this story that I see is the unchallenged U.S. claim that Iran is "fueling the anti-US insurgency in Iraq." It is well-documented that the major insurgency in Iraq is by Sunni Muslims who lost power when the Shi'ite majority ascended to power. This article fails to point out that most of the deaths in Iraq, particularly among Iraqis because they are the majority of victims but also Americans, are dead because of the Sunni insurgency, which is funded by elements in Saudi Arabia. Shi'ites are more sympathetic to Iran as Iran is to them. The failure to challenge the Bush administration's claims concerning the nature of the insurgency enables the administration to continue its attempts to deceive the public about the nature of the invasion, the mission, and why the U.S. continues to occupy Iraq. However, this is an informative story because it focuses on the flow of oil, which, after all the administration's lies are said and done, is the underlying reason the U.S. occupation of Iraq continues.