The Impact of Oil and War

My family does not belong to any military functions nor has any of my parents since my grandfather in the world war two with the Indian army. Since that time my family has steered clear of war and the military. My parents have been very simple in their views of the Iraq war, and they believe that the war is a waste and drain of American resources and money. The most common theme in my household is that I will be paying the brunt of the war's huge cost. All of my friends are from non-military families and do not have anyone over seas. The impact that hits me the most from the war is the cost of oil. Like most American's the hit at the oil pump is much greater on our daily lives than the common mess of Iraq. Instead of paying twenty dollars ten years ago like my parents did I pay the hefty cost of sixty dollars for my gas and my old car that does not contain the mileage needed for expensive gas.
The Media has been in the mess of the Iraq war before the war began and my views are pretty much held by the Daily Show. "Mess O'Potamia" as said by Jon Stewart, I watch the show as it says daily no pun intended. I choose not to listen to Fox or MSN anymore as their views are pretty much towards the right and do not give any information that is real or trust worthy anymore. Information in today's world is hard to take. Most of the news I do listen to is the BBC as they generally are about the news and have no political connections to the U.S. and their information is very good. The Brits know their stuff I have to say as I have never heard of them being wrong.