—Maybe we’re drinking their milkshake while the oil in our ground gets more valuable.—
I started wondering that in the early 80’s. Why else would we so overtly NOT drill what we have?
Have you ever read Michael Crichton's "State of Fear"?
There is an amazing number of people that believe they know what is "best" for "those other people". And far too many of them get elected to positions of power.
It can be rather amazing in hind sight what sounded "right" to people back in history.
Why Politicized Science is Dangerous
http://www.michaelcrichton.net/essay-stateoffear-whypoliticizedscienceisdangerous.html
I started wondering that in the early 80’s. Why else would we so overtly NOT drill what we have?
I too thought the same thing, but it has become evident that they have more oil than we have money. We must drill or go broke.
To destroy the US economy!
Oil is the lifeblood for the economy, our standard of living and our national defense!
Only leftwingnut socialists who hate America want to limit our oil drilling.
The point, for the elitists, is to make energy use too expensive for the commoner,
so, while we huddle in our huts burning a few twigs we can gather to keep warm and cook,
they have a lot less competition and crowding in the areas of consumption that they prefer.