Originally Posted by
CBreezy
That's because we let the neocons hitch our wagon to cheap oil by invading the middle east to the tune of trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives. No one, especially politicians, like to admin they were wrong.
If one is of a cynical mindset, consider the following.
From US Energy Information Agency (EIA)
Countries proven oil reserves by ranking:
#1. Venezuela
#3 Canada
#4 Iran
#5 Iraq.
Russia, USA, China rank 8th, 11th, and 14th respectively.
(It is suspected that Venezuela, Iran and Iraq can partially attribute their large amount of reserves to many years of turmoil, which has limited the amount of oil they could extract and sell.Hence much of their oil is still in the ground)
Did you know that if a tiger has his fur shaved off, the stripes are still visible on his shaved skin?
I suspect the same is true regarding politicians who promise to shave off the "fur" of their evil predecessors.
The stripes that an industrial economy requires will still be present.