There are countries in Africa who also need our help, but were not there because theres no oil there. If we want to stop terrorism, we need to stop acting like terrorists.

We need some help from gasoline before crude oil can pick up.

Oil could help (stocks) a little, but more than anything else it is how the S&P is up for the year and the Dow is teetering. There's some incentive to see the Dow close higher.

Kuwait -- with 9 percent of the world's known oil and nearly 1 percent of natural gas reserves -- is one of the most important countries in the region and to our company.

But if crude oil goes back up, we may just be at a plateau.

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, oil companies were asked to help Americans in need. We are happy to respond, by offering people here in Philadelphia help this winter, and we hope that no one has to make sacrifices to stay warm.