Why don't we just cut them off completely and stop funneling money which may get into terrorist hands?
2006-10-05 05:20:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
nonick: we could do without if we converted to renewable sources.
2006-10-05 05:28:07 · update #1
Here's a better idea: Why don't we lean on the Big Three to stop tinkering around with alternative fuels and GET SERIOUS about making cars that run on 100% ethanol and 100% biodiesel so we don't have to depend on foreign oil at all? Or does that idea make too much sense? We KNOW we have the resources to make the fuels, we KNOW we can develop the refineries to process the raw materials and make the fuels, and we KNOW they can make all manner of cars and trucks that will run on them without suffering losses in fuel economy or horsepower. We have nothing to lose and everything to gain, and the only problem we have at the outset is the additional costs for refineries and re-tooling the engine plants -- hey, isn't this an opportunity for the government to put its money where its mouth is and help the auto and fuel industries set this up since the end result will be cheaper and more environmentally friendly fuel for all? Or does THAT make too much sense?
2006-10-05 05:35:08 · answer #1 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you honestly believe that you and the economy would still be the same if you stopped the supplies? The US and the rest of the West has an unhealthy dependance on oil from the Middle East but theres not a lot that can be done about it. Gas prices would increase as i'm sure heating and electricity prices would too. Then you'd all complain about the high cost of living. You cant have it all peachy.
And about the renewable energy - can you see the oil companies allowing a downturn in their profits with their fingers in the governments pie? Its a nice idea but they wouldnt stand for it unless they were the driving force. Oil will always be more profitable than renewable energy anyway. The switch cannot be made overnight either.
2006-10-05 12:33:30 · answer #2 · answered by afterbirth07 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is that our consumption of oil continues to rise and we will need every drop we get from all sources until consumption changes. With a mad man in charge in Venezuela we can not be assured that source will not dry up and the tree huggers will not allow us to tap into oil we have available right here in this country.
I would love it if we could stop buying oil from the middle east but with current consumption that is 25% that we can't do without.
2006-10-05 12:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
25% is a huge chunk - we get it from the Middle East mostly because there isn't an alternative source. Immediately cutting our fuel consumption by a quarter isn't a viable option.
2006-10-05 12:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil is a fungible commodity. Supply and demand from all countries in the aggregate determine market price.
2006-10-05 12:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have to realize many of our trading partners use a much higher percentage of middle eastern oil. Europe in particular.
2006-10-05 12:25:18 · answer #6 · answered by notme 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because bush is a greedy bastard and owns an oil company that will benefit from getting the oil
2006-10-05 12:47:06 · answer #7 · answered by deeconner23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BIG, GAS GUZZLING SUVs! Get rid of them and all the people who drive pick-up trucks and NEVER carry anything in them and we could EXPORT oil.
2006-10-05 12:34:32 · answer #8 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ummmm, because we get almost 75% of our oil from foreign sources not 25%.
2006-10-05 12:24:27 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly L 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think its because we don't want to use up our supply first, we'd rather use up all theirs and then have our own supply built in.
2006-10-05 12:22:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋