Americans Were Told Repeatedly By President Bush

The Most Extreme Individuals And Factions In Islamic Countries Are Now More Motivated Than Ever To Kill Americans, And The Number Of Potential Terrorists Has Greatly Expanded.

The Incompetence Regarding Body And Vehicle Armor Rises Almost To A Level Of Criminal Negligence.

The Conduct Of President Bush's War Of Choice Has Been Plagued With Incompetent Civilian Leadership Decisions That Have Cost Many Lives And Rendered The War On And Occupation Of Iraq A Strategic Policy Disaster For The United States.

We All Know We Have A Problem, A Broad Problem. Ninety-eight Percent Of The Fuel That Is Used By Our Vehicles, Our Autos And Trucks For Personal And Commercial Purposes, For Highway And Air Travel Operates On Oil. The World Has The Same Problem.

Yet, If We Accept The Solution Offered Today By This Bill To Explore And Develop For Oil On The Coastal Plain Of Anwr, It Will Be 5 Years, At Least, And Probably Closer To 8 Before The First Barrel Of Oil Flows From That Effort.