Self-reliance and independence are supposedly all-American virtues. So why are we still so dependent on foreign oil? And why are we doing so little to become energy-independent?
The Carter Doctrine boils down to the idea that a threat to US oil supply is a threat to US national security. But for decades now we've spent billions heaped upon billions trying to protect ourselves against this threat -- killing our own and others, and tying our hands in terms of resources and diplomacy all over the world -- instead of eliminating the threat itself by getting to a state in which an oil supply is no longer necessary to be secure. When are we going to get serious?
when the supply runs out, or it hits $10 gallon in the US... at that point, seriousness will enter into the thick American consumer skull.
ReplyDeleteNo, even that won't do it I don't think. People will still be in denial about the leverage too much of the rest of the world has over the US because of oil dependency. AT $10/gallon, people will just want cheaper oil somehow. Oil dependency is *already* screwing us on all fronts.
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