The short supply of oil has been exacerbated by the sanctions against Iraq, the unjust and immoral continuation of which may be in the interests of the American oil companies but is contrary to the interests of Europe.
Det mindskede udbud forværres af blokaden mod Irak, hvor den umoralske og uretfærdige vedholdenhed måske er i de amerikanske olieselskabers interesse, men ikke i de europæiske selskabers interesse.