Before you read this, I want to make one thing clear. I am not a socialist, and nor do I believe in the long term views of the Socialist movement. That being said, I wanted to post the following quote from a recent article at Socialistworker.org, because I felt that it had validity and should be heard:
Instead of pursuing research into alternative energy strategies, which would infringe on the immense profits of the oil and auto industries, U.S. energy policy is largely devoted to maintaining U.S. dominance in oil-producing regions.
One very serious consequence is that competition between states for control and access to oil remains a central issue for the world’s major governments--the U.S. most of all--and one that will only increase in importance in the years ahead. Oil is the single most important and profitable commodity in the world. As author Michael Collon writes in his book Monopoly, “If you want to rule the world you need to control the oil. All the oil. Anywhere.”
Faced
with a growing reliance on imported oil, the Bush administration has
been determined to ensure that governments in oil-producing regions
continue to allow a steady flow of oil to the U.S.
-socialistworker.org
I do believe that what we (US) are doing is a futile attempt to maintain control over the world's oil markets. This is shortsighted and will ultimately hurt the US economy with long term detrimental effects that can potentially never be resolved.
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