IMO, oil is our opium. We're addicted to it and it makes us vulnerable to more than just the Chinese. We need to obtain the oil. We can drill for some of it on our own soil but we must also procure it from other countries many of which are unstable and/or unfriendly. We are vulnerable in both drilling for and shipping the oil. In addition, the money we pay other countries for oil enriches governments and individuals that may be threatened by our systems (democratic and economic) and way of life. Some of them use these profits to fund either directly (individuals helping Al Qaeda) or indirectly (governments funding madrasahs teaching radical forms of islam in the Middle East, South Asia, Indonesia, and Europe) our "enemies" in the "war on terror".houndawg wrote:Best way to defend the US against a Chinese military that will soon be able to ensure the safety of it's oil supply? Energy independence. Crash program, Apollo-style, starting yesterday, will put us in the militarily advantageous position...
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