Report says war on terror is fueling al Qaeda
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Not necessarily. There are other ways to combat terrorism that would be more effective. Our government just refuses to take that path.
like what? diplomacy? I think the war in Iraq is fueling more terrorism then the war on terror.
No not diplomacy. A complete reworking of our foreign policy would be a great start. Ridding ourselves of our dependency on foreign oil, specially oil for the Middle East. Reducing, if not entirely cutting off, our support of oppressive Middle Eastern regimes like the Al Sa'uds. Once we stop meddling in their affairs and stop pumping billions of dollars into the region islamic terrorism will slowly wither away.
great plan sign me up. sadly we still depend on oil. I don't see us loosing that for maybe 10-20 years from now.
rework of our foreign policy is a great start though, I agree. come nov 08 that will begin.
You raise a good point. Your post got me thinking about this whole Iran mess and our foreign policy. If you look at a map of Iran, you will see that the US occupies territory along both the eastern (Iraq) and western (Afghanistan) border. We have them in a classic pincer movement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pincer_movement) and we could (if we had the will) squeeze them like a zit until they popped (yucky analogy, I know). That's why I think Iran is so freaked out, and can you blame them. I am not a fan of Iran, but how would the US feel if the former Soviet Union simultaneously attacked and occupied Canada and Mexico while stopping to search all of our sea traffic just outside our jurisdictional waters? If we didn't already have nuclear weapons, we would find a way to get them... and quick.
As far as your point of catering to other oppressive Middle Eastern regimes; Iran is a huge source of instability in the middle east and their rising influence has their arab neighbors quite uneasy. It seems to me that that the US is acting the part of the mercenary on behalf of wealthy arab states to check Iran's rising power. How many anti-american protests do you see on the streets of Jordan, Saudia Arabia, UAE and Kuwait?
Thus the 'status quo' needs a war with Iran to keep the good times rolling. I can hardly wait until the US is free of the influence of Middle East oil....Tis but a dream, I'm sure..........
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I agree that our dependancy will last at least another 2-3 decades, but that did not need to be the case. Just think about it from the time our government decided to put a man on the moon to the point where we actually accomplished the task was about 10 years. Back in the 1970's during the oil shortages we knew that depending on the Middle East for oil was going to be problematic. Had we started then in developing alternative fuel source we would not be in the mess we are in now. I mean for Christ's sake Brazil runs on sugar ethanol. No offense to Brazil but when did they surpass the US in technological advancements. Our government knew of the impending problems with the Middle East but did nothing. You have to ask the question, why in 30 years did we not come up with a way to ween ourselves off of Middle Eastern oil when we knew that it would bring us nothing but headaches. Why today do we still continue down the same path of foreign intervention when we know the catastrophic results it has had.
that whole issue with not having an alternative to oil boggles my mind. there is so much money to be made with finding one even if the government doesnt help. I'm hopeful that the next decade will spur on some great innovations. many in part from the automobile industry. if we cant find an alternative, maybe we can start with cars that use less gas and are appealing to the masses.
Idiocy is also somehow contagious.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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no administration will divest the country from Middle East oil.
Waaaaaay too much money and influence in that game.
Someone will come in and fill that economic and global politic vacuum.
Do you think we would cede control to China? Russia? never ever ever ever.
Exactly. If America invented cars tomorrow that run on CO2, and produce a minty pine fresh pure oxygen exhaust, they'd still be tits deep in the Middle East dropping bombs, and drilling bullets into civilians for leverage of the region.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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thats bullshit. oil is a limited resource. it will eventually run out. then there will be no more oil to be dependent on.
like I said, there is too much money to be made in an alternative. no matter who is in washington.
yes, oil is a limited resource, which drives up the price, which drives up profit...
those profiting on oil don't have much time left, therefore, make all the money they can now...so, kill things like the electric car...work to keep fuel economy requirements low...
keep the oil and money flowing...
yep, there's money to be made with an alt...but everything runs on oil now....so that's where the cheese is now, not with an alt.
what are you talking about? the government gives nice tax breaks and other incentives to those who buy electric cars. how do you explain that?
you should dig a little deeper when posting your own propaganda
* GM spent more than $1 billion developing the EV1 including significant sums on marketing and incentives to develop a mass market for it.
* Only 800 vehicles were leased during a four-year period.
* No other major automotive manufacturer is producing a pure electric vehicle for use on public roads and highways.
* A waiting list of 5,000 only generated 50 people willing to follow through to a lease.
* Because of low demand for the EV1, parts suppliers quit making replacement parts making future repair and safety of the vehicles difficult to nearly impossible.
So they invade and drop bombs on people to make it so.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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the US doesnt control oil now. that someone you speak of is OPEC.
you bought the exploder
it is all going just as planned...
and according to those in control, there is no difference between the war in iraq and the war on terror... they are one in the same, iraq is just one of the battlefields
they must laugh at us we are so ignorant and incompetent... much like we laugh at Bush for his fake ignorance and cowboy demeanor... it is all and act that everyone is buying... we are the fucking idiots
Oh right...of course not...
(hysterical laughter). :P
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and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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I'm sure you read this paragraph, too....:)
The film details the California Air Resources Board's reversal of the mandate after suits from automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, and the George W. Bush administration. It points out that Bush's chief influences, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, and Andrew Card, are all former executives and board members of oil and auto companies.
and this:
The film explores some of the reasons that the auto and oil industries worked to kill off the electric car. Wally Rippel is shown explaining that the oil companies were afraid of losing out on trillions in potential profit from their transportation fuel monopoly over the coming decades, while the auto companies were afraid of losses over the next six months of EV production.
Our presence in the Middle East has everything to do with those two words.
I'm not disagreeing with you on much of this. but the consumer controls what happens. sure bush and the oil companies can get in the way, but the numbers dont lie. people simply dont buy these cars.
you really are 12. nice debating skills.
2 more words...
pretty accurate
everyone could buy a hybrid and it wont matter... everything we produce and consume requires oil... including your keyboard