We have no chance at national security until our dependence on foreign oil is eliminated!
2007-01-06 17:30:58 · 10 answers · asked by Hank Hill 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
And why are democrats demanding we be dependent on foreign oil?
That aside, until a viable alternative is found, we can't demand a discovery. You can't benchmark when we'll find the cure for AIDS. You can say when we're gonna find another planet.
2007-01-06 17:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by Thegustaffa 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because there is no alternative. We originally started to develop alternatives in the 70's when gas prices tripled. That's where 'Mobil One' synthetic motor oil came from. For some reason the Reagan Administration put energy alternatives on the back burner and the fire went out. Nothing further was done. Now we regret it. I think that John Kerry had a good idea when he ran for president by saying to make it a priority to our scientists and colleges to come up with new fuel alternatives. Unfortunately Bush doesn't think that way. He gave Big Oil a $2 billion tax break to do more drilling instead of devoting the money to alternatives. I believe when a Democrat takes over the White House we'll get going on this.
2007-01-06 19:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It really is a catch-22 situation. To stop our dependance on oil every American would have to immediately stop fueling their cars. More than half the homes in the US would have to stop using gas to cook or warm their homes. Factor in the elimination of countless other every day uses of gas and petroleum products. And then we would have to wait out the impact on the oil companies loss of profits before someone creates and mass markets a realistic alternate source of power.
2007-01-06 18:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did it occur to you that demanding that would imply that you'd have to cut on your using your car, having less electricity, being less heated in winter, facing a shortage in goods made out of plastic, and the list could go on for hours? The principle you state has the only flaw that you would have to be much less demanding on your lifestyle. Don't worry, that will happen eventually as we are most likely past or near the so-called "oil-peak", but what you ask will be probably be forced on us, and I doubt you'll welcome this moment.
2007-01-06 17:41:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our centralized economy will hit a meat grinder.If you could grow your own fuel and medicine our nation would disappear.I do not like what I must support,but I do it willingly and with Passion because it is the best choice I can Make at this time.
2007-01-06 17:37:21 · answer #5 · answered by stratoframe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i observed something in this final night. the middle east countrys choose $ninety to be the utmost value for oil because of the fact they understand something over which will push human beings to look to option capability
2016-10-06 13:39:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shhh. We're not done playing out the PNAC like a set of extremely accurate tarot cards (PS it's not).
2007-01-06 17:35:32 · answer #7 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because our fragile employment situation and high personal debt per capita has turned us into pale, trembling amoebas who can only taste sweet and oily and make decisions only with our credit cards and/or remote controls.
2007-01-06 17:43:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah right buddy you think the people that run this country wants to end their billion dollar incomes just for something silly like national security.
i didn't vote for him
2007-01-06 17:36:13 · answer #9 · answered by IndeXed 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just kill all the sand monkeys and take their oil..it's just that simple.
2007-01-06 17:48:32 · answer #10 · answered by redneck 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋