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.

Iraq, North Korea, surging oil prices... [means] global equities will likely remain under pressure until war begins next year.

The truth is that the anti-war movement is growing, not only in America but throughout the world. And that is the real issue.

There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?

The war is a factor because production in Iraq is down a third because insurgents continually are attacking the oil wells, ... In World War II, we provided all our own oil. Now we provide only 50 percent of what we use, which means we import a lot.

What Bush wants is oil and that's why he invaded Iraq. We don't want any more war for oil ? not in Iraq or anywhere in the world.