We ought not to be hesitant to say that one of the reasons we need to maintain stability there--and have the military presence, for instance, that the Navy represents under your leadership in the Gulf, is that a crisis there could raise the price of oil so high that it would have a devastating impact on the world economy, but let's be appropriately chauvinistic--on America's economy, and on the quality of life of tens of millions of Americans.
Lieberman discusses the economic implications of military presence in the Gulf.
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