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  1. 03-13-2008, 08:34 PM #1
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    Declare War on Oil Before It’s Too Late

    Declare War on Oil Before It’s Too Late

    Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:06 AM

    By: Christopher Ruddy Article Font Size

    Imagine if President Bush, after 9/11, simply declared war on oil and put the whole nation behind ending our crippling dependence on it.

    Imagine if we had spent the money we allocated to the war in Iraq toward eliminating the oil addiction. The tab for the Iraq war hovers around the $1 trillion mark and grows at a clip of at least $12 billion a month. The Congressional Budget Office projects that the cost through 2017, including hidden costs such as veterans’ benefits, could total $2.4 trillion.

    There is little question that America is defending its interests in the Middle East largely because of oil. In his recent memoir “The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,â€
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  2. 03-13-2008, 08:45 PM #2
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    Why cant we just drill for the oil that we have in this country and build some refineries in the mean time?I bet the price of oil wouls go waaaaaaaaay down.
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    It sure would be cheaper and probably much more effective than the bogus "War On Terror" and "War On Drugs."
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    We have a hybrid car (a Toyota Prius) and its VERY economical.
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