The Middle East could become almost strategically irrelevant, if we developed our energy resources enough to become both de facto energy independent and export our excess energy resources.
The environazis are hamstringing our jobs and our economy as well as our foreign policy.
Because collectively the world has gone insane.
One can see what’s coming, like a slow motion train wreck, but the world is determined to take it to the bitter end instead of change course.
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Gee, wonder who the agents working for Iran are in this country ? How could we possibly locate them ? If they were here right now, they would probably be attacking our infrastructure. Now they would never do that right out in the open. That would be just too obvious, right ?
Show me any data whatsoever that confirms this.
Almost 87% of total world remaining oil reserves are located outside of North America and Europe, the majority of that belonging to OPEC nations.
While there are an estimated 800B barrels of potential shale oil, oil would have to stay over $100 a barrel for even 10% of that to be economically feasible. These resources require intense amounts of fresh water (which is in very short supply in the regions shale is found), create tons of pollution, and have a very low return on energy invested. For instance, Saudi Arabia’s best fields return about 30 units of energy per unit invested. These will return 4-6x, at best. They require tons of electricity and fuel to process, and the idea that we could ever replace Iran’s output is insane.
Even if we did, we’d exhaust those supplies rapidly.
True & worth repeating.
In fact, the so-called hatred, more like paranoia is not simply directed at 'foreigners'. It is (has been) also something the regime has fostered for decades. For example, pro-regime (often religious fanatics) or paid by the regime people spying on their neighbors, pro-regime parents even spying on their children & relatives, and then reporting back to the regime. People were told, from Khomeini days that it is their duty to uphold the ideals of the Islamic Revolution.
It is precisely in this deliberately created climate & environment that even the Regime, its cronies & leadership are constantly paranoid. The article in #20 #21 regarding Khamenei & his subsequent actions are UNsurprising, even if attempted assassination is untrue. The Regime fears itself as much as (if not more than) it fears an American or Israeli attack. It is also in this climate that members of the IRGC, etc.. are purged, sometimes (often) by the Regime itself. The IRI & its various clans operate much like the original Sicilian Mafia, both inside & outside Iran.
The Middle East could become almost strategically irrelevant, if we developed our energy resources enough to become both de facto energy independent and export our excess energy resources.
Yes, yes & yes. That's the way to move forward.