If Iraq becomes free and stable, we will have a major oil producing country that can help us stabilize the United States oil partnerships. If we were to give Iraq a loan rather than a grant, it would have been perceived by the Iraqis as if we're trying to ease them out of their oil money.

The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.

Some of the capacity will go away if fuel prices stay this high. It (oil prices near $50 a barrel) could hasten US Airways' demise.

The oil price and the rally on Wall Street will definitely help us move higher today.

As long as there's unrest in the Middle East and troops in Iraq, commodity prices will remain high. Oil and gas companies are spending greater amounts of capital investing in exploration and development, which is our particular niche, and that's going to generate a lot of projects in the coming years.

We do not want war for oil, which will leave a trail of blood of innocent lives in Iraq and of American and British soldiers. We want to live in a world where peace, democracy and security are enshrined in the United Nations charter.