SSDD. More stupid RW plans for 'Reducing dependence on Middle Eastern oil'

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Looks just like another evil bush*/PNAC plan to me :scared:

Summary from energy bulletin
http://www.energybulletin.net/15589.html

full article at
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Features/NationalSecurity/bg1926.cfm
Reducing U.S. Dependence on Middle Eastern Oil
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D, The Heritage Foundation
...Limiting the hold of Middle Eastern oil on the U.S. economy will require creativity and genuine effort. Specifically, the Administration should:

* Prepare for contingencies in which oil-rich coun­tries become destabilized;
* Assist friendly Persian Gulf states in enhancing the security of their oil facilities; and
* Diversify U.S. energy sources and oil imports to reduce dependence on Persian Gulf oil.
* Beyond these general guidelines, it is crucial that the U.S. follow through with these specific measures:
* Boost efforts to roll back Iran’s subversive ideolog­ical, terrorist, and military threats;
* Expand military contingency plans and prepare a rapid reaction force;
* Diversify the energy basket by expanding domestic production of oil and gas and by lifting the bureaucratic barriers that prevent greater use of nuclear energy;
* Encourage expanded methanol and ethanol production and imports; and
* Expand the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

...Conclusion: It is only a matter of time until America’s energy security, including its economic health and defense capabilities, will be jeopardized by the growing political instability, terrorism, and potential warfare in the Middle East. Over time, the U.S. needs to limit its dependence on foreign oil, especially from the Middle East, shifting to other sources of supply and eventually to new types of energy sources. Lim­iting U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil will be a major strategic challenge for the U.S. in the com­ing decades.

Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Security in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Cen­ter for Foreign Policy Studies, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation.
(7 April 2006)
More development of an energy policy from the Right: heavy on military responses, nuclear energy, and opening up new areas to drilling. Some mention of alternative energy sources, but no reference to conservation and efficiency. Also, no reference to global warming.

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http://www.heritage.org/Research/Features/NationalSecurity/bg1926.cfm