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<blockquote data-quote="jaybadger82" data-source="post: 448852" data-attributes="member: 6211"><p>Most of the 9/11 terrorists (including its mastermind) were Saudi Arabian. You're inventing facts to support your earlier confusion.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Well, the United States account for 4% of the world's population and about a quarter of its petroleum use. The current administration has been absolutely hostile toward domestic oil production.</p><p> </p><p>What's difficult to understand?: 70% of the oil we import is used for transportation. By shifting to natural gas in such applications, we're choosing a cleaner, less expensive fuel that is staggeringly abundant in America (our natural gas reserves dwarf Saudi Arabia's oil reserves). Many cities already operate buses and trash collection vehicles on natural gas. There's no reason this can't be expanded into the trucking industry. Further tapping domestic natural gas would create American jobs and stimulate economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>Stupidity is the continued dependency on a fuel source whose price is largely dictated by a cartel. This amounts to a one way transfer of wealth from the United States to an unstable part of the world where money is often funneled to terrorists.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Cyrus maintained his empire because he encouraged local autonomy (i.e., left people alone to govern themselves their own way). The Romans typically did this as well (except in places like present-day Israel, where they ruled with a heavy hand and encountered problems). If you can't recognize what these historical examples tells us about the general human tolerance for encroachment, then you're a moron. Hint: Burke summed it up nicely.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>There's nothing ignorant about recognizing that people value their autonomy. (Isn't that the definition of freedom, after all?). People generally want to live and let live. Those that travel or engage in commerce will do so. Those that choose isolation are better left alone. If you think nation-building in the Middle East is consistent with these values, then I think you're terribly deluded.</p><p> </p><p>Energy independence is not isolationism, it's the rational prerogative of a nation that recognizes that it is far too dependent on an energy source that is largely controlled by a cartel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaybadger82, post: 448852, member: 6211"] Most of the 9/11 terrorists (including its mastermind) were Saudi Arabian. You're inventing facts to support your earlier confusion. Well, the United States account for 4% of the world's population and about a quarter of its petroleum use. The current administration has been absolutely hostile toward domestic oil production. What's difficult to understand?: 70% of the oil we import is used for transportation. By shifting to natural gas in such applications, we're choosing a cleaner, less expensive fuel that is staggeringly abundant in America (our natural gas reserves dwarf Saudi Arabia's oil reserves). Many cities already operate buses and trash collection vehicles on natural gas. There's no reason this can't be expanded into the trucking industry. Further tapping domestic natural gas would create American jobs and stimulate economic growth. Stupidity is the continued dependency on a fuel source whose price is largely dictated by a cartel. This amounts to a one way transfer of wealth from the United States to an unstable part of the world where money is often funneled to terrorists. Cyrus maintained his empire because he encouraged local autonomy (i.e., left people alone to govern themselves their own way). The Romans typically did this as well (except in places like present-day Israel, where they ruled with a heavy hand and encountered problems). If you can't recognize what these historical examples tells us about the general human tolerance for encroachment, then you're a moron. Hint: Burke summed it up nicely. There's nothing ignorant about recognizing that people value their autonomy. (Isn't that the definition of freedom, after all?). People generally want to live and let live. Those that travel or engage in commerce will do so. Those that choose isolation are better left alone. If you think nation-building in the Middle East is consistent with these values, then I think you're terribly deluded. Energy independence is not isolationism, it's the rational prerogative of a nation that recognizes that it is far too dependent on an energy source that is largely controlled by a cartel. [/QUOTE]
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