*why it is that we tiptoe around a religion that promotes the most
murderous mayhem on the planet
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nobody asked you to tiptoe.
and nobody has to tell you the mayhem that the US has promoted.
Our dependency on oil from countries that are either politically unstable
or at odds with the U.S. subjects the American economy to occasional supply
disruptions, price hikes, and loss of wealth, which, according to a study
commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy, have cost us more than $7
trillion present value dollars over the last 30 years. That is more than
the cumulative cost of all of the wars fought by the U.S. since the
Revolutionary War. The transfer of wealth to oil-producing countries -
$1.16 trillion over the past thirty years - significantly increased our
trade deficit. The Department of Energy estimates that each $1 billion of
trade deficit costs America 27,000 jobs. Oil imports account for almost
one-third of the total U.S. deficit and, hence, are a major contributor to
unemployment.
The cost of securing our access to Middle East oil - deploying U.S. forces
in the Persian Gulf, patrolling its water and supplying military assistance
to Middle East countries - is estimated at $50 billion per year, which adds
additional dimes to each gallon of gasoline we purchase
Political instability in the region breeds wars and embroils the U.S. in
costly military actions. The 1990-91 Gulf War broke out as a result of an
oil dispute between Iraq and Kuwait. The cost to the international
community reached almost $80 billion. The cost of the 2003 Iraq war and the
following occupation of the country is estimated at $200 billion.
According to the National Defense Council Foundation, the economic
penalties of America's oil dependence total $297.2 to $304.9 billion
annually. If reflected at the gasoline pump, these “hidden costs” would
raise the price of a gallon of gasoline to over $5.28. A fill-up would be
over $105.
To ensure access to the oil that fuels our economy, the U.S. is forced to
maintain continuous presence in the Middle East. This presence has been a
rallying cry for anti-Americanism and Islamic fundamentalism.
Fatwas (religious rulings) issued by Al-Qaeda in 1996 ("Declaration of War
against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places" and in
1998 ("Declaration of the World Islamic Front for Jihad against the Jews
and the Crusaders") emphasized the presence of U.S. soldiers in Saudi
Arabia, the home of Islam's two holiest places. It was claimed that this
was the greatest transgression against Muslims and that U.S. support of
local regimes was unacceptable. Hence, the September 11 attacks were
motivated by Al-Qaeda's desire to drive the "infidel armies" out of the
oil-rich Persian Gulf.
World competition for dwindling oil reserves will force the U.S. to
increase its footprint in the region while oil generated wealth would
continue to provide extremists the capital to market and implement their
ideas worldwide. The unavoidable result is even more terrorism and
instability. So when it comes down to the question of whether we can
actually afford to shift away from petroleum-based energy system one should
remember that the combined impact of wars, terrorism and environmental
degradation is likely to send the price of oil right through the ceiling
over the next two decades. Alternatively, the cost of emerging technologies
is likely to decrease over time, as mass production and commercialization
takes place.
Furthermore, if history is our guide, we can see that every industrial and
technological revolution in history inspired an economic boom. Building an
infrastructure for next-generation energies would generate millions of jobs
around the world, and revolutionize the automobile industry as well as
other industries.
Researching, developing, and introducing new transportation technologies
that are cleaner, safer, and less economically destructive should,
therefore, be our top national security and economic priority.
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