ethanol is far from perfect.
but it is usually better that buying
petroleum from terrorists in the middle east.
There is a third choice - use our own oil resources to their fullest extent.
Yup ethanol is far from perfect. It reduces gas mileage and we buy petroleum from the terrorists in the Middle East to grow the corn. Oh and a Canadian study said it made more CO2.
Calling your argument specious would be too generous by half. Ethanol has as much to do with reducing terrorism as silk worms do with increasing sow bellies.