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Indeed. China doesn't have the practice of actually projecting military force the way we do. On the other hand, long distance fuel transport is a highly vulner
by beat 13y ago
Indeed. China doesn't have the practice of actually projecting military force the way we do.
On the other hand, long distance fuel transport is a highly vulnerable situation. It doesn't take much to bomb a pipeline into uselessness. I fear the odds favor localized terrorism over massive force.
- JimJames 13y agoSome communities might even preemptively sabotage natural oil reserves if the alternative is a possible military occupation.
- pyre 13y agoSee the Kuwait oil fields for an example.
- VandyILL 13y agoDuring the Iraq war and what we're still doing in Afgahnistan the US has spent over $400/gallon to transport fuel to bases. The Pentagon already acknowledges this is not sustainable. In Iraq they adopted soar and wind power for bases to reduce fuel consumption and learned to become so efficient that at times some bases were supplying free electricity to locals. The DOD has also invested in private biofuel companies with the intent of eventually being able to grow fuel for combustion on their bases. The wiser long term strategy the defense establishment is taking isn't just stockpiling weapons for a resource war, but learning how to innovate so they won't even need to fight over those resources.