unfortunately, none of this will work. I like to call it the "Cabbage Patch Syndrome". Remember several years ago at Christmas Cabbage Patch kids became an out of nowhere hit. So big that they were selling out faster than they could be produced. Knowing that parents were in a desparate situation to make sure their kids weren't left out, retailers began jacking up prices; people continued to pay. Well, every Christmas since there has been a Christams time shortage of the hottest toy, retail prices skyrocket, then, miraculously, come January they have plenty of the particular toy. Same thing is happening here with the gas. OPEC and the oil companies have watched us buy new cars, especially SUVs, for the past 2+ years (since 9/11) at an alarming rate (since interest rates were so low). Now they see the opportunity. People are paying for their new gas guzzlers, won't use mass transit, heading into the driving season, BAM, prices skyrocket.
As for the Oil For Food program I don't think we received any imports from Iraq, if we did it was indirectly through another country who purchased it (there are too many contracts and comm numbers to know for sure). Under the Oil For Food program Iraq had complete control over who they contracted with. Most of the decisions were political going to countries who Iraq felt would support them on the UN Security council (France, Russia, Germany, China. Imagine that, the same ones who opposed the war). Iraq also under produced so they would not have to use their reserves to pay for food, medicines, etc (You know, the silly things the program allowed).