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> Localizing our entire energy dependence has got to have some serious national security benefits. It's estimated that we spent $6.8T between 1976 and 2007 on
by haroldp 7y ago
> Localizing our entire energy dependence has got to have some serious national security benefits.
It's estimated that we spent $6.8T between 1976 and 2007 on the US policy of always maintaining an Aircraft Carrier on station all day every day in the Persian Gulf, to insure the free flow of oil.
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- boringg 7y agoOil and Gas indirect subsidies ;)
- haroldp 7y agoVery much so. Or, somewhat less cynically, protecting our soft petro-underbelly from harm.
- Dumblydorr 7y agoNot to mention the 3 military conflicts in the region we were involved in because...oil. At least now we have shale oil of our own to pollute with...yay?