The actual PDF of the lame complaint can be found at the entry to this link.
The time is now for ENERGY independence, not, oil independence. Oil is far to costly after Peak Oil was realized in 2005, the year of Katrina.
The article below wants to instill fear of the Middle East and the loss of imported oil. That is suppose to interpret into a loss of military strength. Hm.
Posted: Monday, November 14, 2011 8:23 am
...A recent Pew Charitable Trust study noted that the Department of Defense ("DOD") is responsible for nearly 80 percent of the U.S. government's energy consumption. Shockingly, foreign oil constitutes nearly three-fourths of the DOD's annual $15.2 billion dollar energy bill. Our military's dependence on foreign oil is absolutely a matter of national energy security and domestic economic policy.
A war cannot be won without fuel, and our military's reliance on foreign petroleum leaves us vulnerable. As combat veterans in both Iraq and Afghanistan, we have seen first-hand the harm caused by our dependence on Middle Eastern oil. The DOD must forward deploy soldiers to conflict regions overseas to protect our foreign oil interests. In addition to the inherent danger many of these regions pose to our troops, they limit the number of forces available for more important deployments elsewhere....
This is the C-17 Globemaster. One of the largest cargo jets in the US Air Force. It is big and heavy and uses significant amount of fuel.
Well, guess what?
...The Air Force (click here) has approved a blend of jet fuel and plant-based fuels to work with an aircraft for first time.
The certification, announced yesterday, covers the C-17 Globemaster III, a transport aircraft made by Boeing and used for moving troops and cargo.
The Air Force tested a blend of up to 50 percent of biofuel, called hydrotreated renewable jet fuel, and JP-8 jet fuel, and found no degradation in performance for pilots....
I have said it before and I will say it again, the USA will never be undone. The USA military has been in research regarding home grown Mid-Western fuels for a long time. They have been way ahead of the potential threat of oil shortages. I am I worried about a disabled military? Not in the USA, I am not.
