the Iraqis, Iraq's the coalition. . . ," Lewis observes, "the price of oil actually fell." The power of the oil weapon is not likely to be restored, in his view. Not only are other sources of oil being found and developed, nota- bly in the former Soviet republics, but oil's environmental and political drawbacks have spurred the search for other fuels. Oil produc- ers realize that using their black gold as a weapon will only hasten the day when it will be superseded as an energy source.
Even...