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Reply #10: You're creating a hypothetical that will never, ever happen.
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Thu May-06-10 03:03 PM
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10. You're creating a hypothetical that will never, ever happen. |
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Because of domestic demand, we will never be oil independent because we don't want to be - and the world does not want us to be. The only time such a consideration would even make sense is if we were an island nation and another superpower had blockaded our ports.
"All of the energy your nation needs" is completely dependent on price, otherwise we're energy independent right now - shut off imports, watch gas go to $10.00/gal and the economy tank - but we'd still have "enough" gas.
If we truly want energy independence we need wean ourselves from oil completely.
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