Blame Peak Oil
Since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, I have been wondering why. What are we doing there? Osama was not in Iraq, nor was Al-Qaeda. The inspectors never found any WMDs.
The continued occupation of Iraq is costing us a lot of money, but it looks like we have no plans to leave. Ever.
Why?
I went looking deeper for the answer, but nothing made any sense. Bush might be an idiot, but you don't commit the resources of the most powerful nation on the planet without a good reason, or nobody would go along with it.
I looked at the background of the President and Vice President, reading about their ties to the oil industry. Was it really all about the oil?
The answer I found was: Yes. Yes, it is all about the oil.
First, a little research. Check out these sites:
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
http://www.theoildrum.com/
http://www.oilcrisis.com/
http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbert_peak
That should be enough to get you started, anyway...
The oil companies are aware of the problem, which means Bush and Cheney are aware of the problem of Peak Oil. They are lying about the reasons for the war because they don't want anyone to know the real reason.
The problem is that oil production is maxed out, and has already begun to diminish. All the cheap oil is already gone, and what is left is harder to reach or harder to refine. In other words, it will get more expensive. Many experts are predicting that there will be a fight for the remaining oil reserves, largely focused on the middle east.
The plan of the Bush administration, and the reason for the war, was to establish control over the middle east before the problem becomes obvious. They intend to control the oil until the last drop is gone. By whatever force is necessary. Whatever it takes.
They could have been using our nation's resources to find alternative energy sources, find a way to ease us out of our oil dependence. If we have enough of a head start we could change over to electric cars, solar and wind power, alternative fuels... We might have had a chance to get through this with our economy intact.
But that is not going to happen. It was never about doing what was best for the country. For the people. It was all about securing the incomes of the most powerful corporations in the world - the oil companies - for just a few more years. Eventually the oil will be gone, but by then the current CEO's will all be retired.
It was all about the oil. Still is.
For all Bush and Cheney care, the rest of us can GO TO HELL.
How badly have they screwed us? We have the largest national debt in history. The American dollar has become worth less than the Canadian dollar for the first time in about 40 years. Gas prices continue to rise. Global warming has finally been recognized as a serious problem, but the United States is still doing nothing about it.
And more American soldiers are dying in Iraq. Not for our freedom. Not to make America safer. But for the OIL.
And they will get away with it, because we will let them. They will leave office in 2009 and retire to their fortified mansions, secure with their oil company incomes. Mission Accomplished.
The continued occupation of Iraq is costing us a lot of money, but it looks like we have no plans to leave. Ever.
Why?
I went looking deeper for the answer, but nothing made any sense. Bush might be an idiot, but you don't commit the resources of the most powerful nation on the planet without a good reason, or nobody would go along with it.
I looked at the background of the President and Vice President, reading about their ties to the oil industry. Was it really all about the oil?
The answer I found was: Yes. Yes, it is all about the oil.
First, a little research. Check out these sites:
http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/
http://www.theoildrum.com/
http://www.oilcrisis.com/
http://www.powerswitch.org.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbert_peak
That should be enough to get you started, anyway...
The oil companies are aware of the problem, which means Bush and Cheney are aware of the problem of Peak Oil. They are lying about the reasons for the war because they don't want anyone to know the real reason.
The problem is that oil production is maxed out, and has already begun to diminish. All the cheap oil is already gone, and what is left is harder to reach or harder to refine. In other words, it will get more expensive. Many experts are predicting that there will be a fight for the remaining oil reserves, largely focused on the middle east.
The plan of the Bush administration, and the reason for the war, was to establish control over the middle east before the problem becomes obvious. They intend to control the oil until the last drop is gone. By whatever force is necessary. Whatever it takes.
They could have been using our nation's resources to find alternative energy sources, find a way to ease us out of our oil dependence. If we have enough of a head start we could change over to electric cars, solar and wind power, alternative fuels... We might have had a chance to get through this with our economy intact.
But that is not going to happen. It was never about doing what was best for the country. For the people. It was all about securing the incomes of the most powerful corporations in the world - the oil companies - for just a few more years. Eventually the oil will be gone, but by then the current CEO's will all be retired.
It was all about the oil. Still is.
For all Bush and Cheney care, the rest of us can GO TO HELL.
How badly have they screwed us? We have the largest national debt in history. The American dollar has become worth less than the Canadian dollar for the first time in about 40 years. Gas prices continue to rise. Global warming has finally been recognized as a serious problem, but the United States is still doing nothing about it.
And more American soldiers are dying in Iraq. Not for our freedom. Not to make America safer. But for the OIL.
And they will get away with it, because we will let them. They will leave office in 2009 and retire to their fortified mansions, secure with their oil company incomes. Mission Accomplished.
posted by M. B. Dezotell at 10:12 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home