Sorry, I did not word that as well as I could have. By connected, I did not mean to imply causation. I think that the 1991 PGW was the first large war for resources. OIF was really just finishing an undeclared war that had gone on for more than a decade, and was a move to secure these resources (control, but not own rather than just assure their secure passage as was done in 1991). I understand that OIF is a cause in the rapid oil price increase. Didn't exactly work out the way the admin planned, "being welcomed" by the Iraqis and whatnot.
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