Seems to me number three (Mad Max) is the most accurate model of US foreign policy: a large, rude warlord rides around the desert shooting people and stealing their oil.

Just substitute Dick Cheney for Lord Humongous and there you have it.

Best,

Matt

To understand who he was, you have to go back to another time. When the world was powered by the black fuel. And the desert sprouted great cities of pipe and steel. Gone now, swept away. For reasons long forgotten, two mighty warrior tribes went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without fuel they were nothing. They built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked. But nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. The cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men.

"I am gravely disappointed. Again, you have made me unleash my dogs of war."

Yep, sounds about right Matt...