The subtext: Bush&Co. see that the U.S.ofA. is the world's only superpower and thus has a window ofopportunity to do what it wants, take what it wants, while the doing and taking are good. In short, to remakethe world in America's image, to structure a new world order that, in all things that matter, does America'sbidding. By taking out Saddam, the word goes out: Don't mess with us, ever; if you do, you can expect the sametreatment. Thus, if this theory of bullyish behavior is right, after some initial chaos, things will settleback into a fairly stable, America-friendly operational mode: oil&gas will remain safely in Western hands,and reasonably affordable; many nationalist rebellions will be put down as "terrorist" threats; thecapitalist market will romp supreme.