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Umm, because there is no such thing as a time machine? Any serious proposals have to start with the state of the world as it presently is.
by gaius 8y ago
Umm, because there is no such thing as a time machine? Any serious proposals have to start with the state of the world as it presently is.
- lostlogin 8y agoA century of fighting would suggest that most violent methods have been tried. What is your serious suggestion?
- gaius 8y agoSpend say 10% of the war money on development of alternatives to oil. Then cut off the money supply to Saudi Arabia et al, confiscating financial assets in the West, and cordon off the region. There would still be some force required to enforce the blockade but that’s all.
- lostlogin 8y agoStaking everything on the ‘oil alternative’ shifts solving the problem into the future by an unspecified amount. This time machine of ours is going to be busy.