[P-40]

I don't see the military cost going down at all.

I think it would go down eventually. Part of our problem now is that we are supplying funds to our enemies with every barrel of oil we buy from them. We support unpopular governments because we need their oil. Frankly, if we were to revert back to a time when our very existence was not dependent on a product that came from some rather unpleasant sources, we would have less problems to deal with where our involvement is required...but would still have those where our involvement is mandatory.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

And to make matters worse, we keep adding unnecessary burdens to our own energy bottom line. Take the 2010 clean air specs for diesel trucks for example. To meet this next round of emission reductions, truck makers plan to have a tank for urea to be injected into exhaust gases to control NOx. Urea is made from natural gas. Without urea injection, the truck won't run. Four years from now, trucks will pull into truckstops and fill up with diesel and natural gas produced urea.
Think freight bills are high now ?