Since the collapse of the oil markets and the end of the political circus which is our presidential election, it has been quiet as a cricket fart in media and political circles concerning our need to develop our own natural resources, mainly oil.
With the price of oil nearing a decade old low price, the incentive to "drill here, drill now" has subsided. We're all fat and happy again and breathing huge sighs of relief everytime we fill our vehicles and it costs less than a hunge. Back to sleep at the wheel folks.
Yesterday's news that Israel has invaded the Gaza Strip, and rightfully so, brings the sobering news out of Iran of just how dependent we are on imported oil. I am sick of having to rely on the declared enemies of the United States for our energy needs and hearing some low-budget "commander" shoot his mouth off about trying to choke us off economically.
"Among the tactics the world of Islam can use to help the innocent Palestinian people, Bagherzadeh called oil one of the powerful elements of pressure on the Zionists' European and American supporters in the unequal war," IRNA said.
Nice. The world of Islam can choke on a goat dick for all I care. Especially as the world of Islam and particularly, the Muslims of Palestine continue to indoctrinate women and children with violence against all
people, places and things that are not Islamic.
And while I'm at it, after we begin our own oil exploration, why don't we cut off the hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid that we send to puppet-states, dictatorial regimes and repressive kingdoms run by spoiled,
hypocritical kings and princes in the Middle East. These people hate us, our way of life, and only tolerate us for our checkbook.
You can dream all the dreamy-dreams you want about electric cars, solar-powered lawn darts and clean coal-powered, organic Ziploc bags, but for now it's oil. And we need it, so let's drill for our own while the market works out the latest giz-whammy, doo-hickey or thing-a-ma-jig to save us from oil.
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