Posted by Dave in GA on March 09, 2011 at 11:26:45 from (163.246.18.120):
There"s been a lot of debate again about drilling our own oil in the Gulf and elsewhere in the U.S.A. to reduce our dependence on imports, and that drilling our own oil will reduce prices at the pumps. But this brings up a serious question. What if we were to pump a lot more oil out of our domestic lands, telling the premier oil nations to "get lost, we don"t need you?" What if our wells run dry in 5, 10, or 15 years? Then we"re COMPLETELY at the mercy of the foreigners, and they would know we"re totally dependent on them. We would have no negotiating power, and they"d have us down for the count. When I was a child, we pumped lots of oil in Texas and CA, and the experts said that the oil was so plentiful, there was no end in sight. But it didn"t take long before they dried up. What if we pumped the oil deposits in the gulf dry, too? Not only would we be out of domestic oil, but our adversaries would be drooling over what they could do to us. Wouldn"t it be wiser to leave our own oil deposits intact for a real crisis, such as an oil embargo? I"m no expert on oil drilling and international politics, but maybe some of you are. It seems to me that as long as we can obtain oil from the rest of the world at affordable prices (whatever that means, another issue for debate), then shouldn"t we leave our precious supply alone for a truly rainy day? And yes, this is tractor-related, as we all need gas, diesel, and various oils for our machines.
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