Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.

In addition to a timeline, I have proposed that U.S. troops be removed from front line combat positions in Iraqi cities and towns, turning over daily security patrols, interactions with citizens, and any offensive security actions to the Iraqis themselves.

In crude oil trading, we have seen a 46 percent increase over 1 year in the margins there.

The crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated.

There is no free market in oil.

The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.

The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.