Fear of Clowns

Obama's decision to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq pissed me off: it wasn't my impression of what he meant by "end the war".

Top among the reasons I want us completely out of Iraq is that our military presence in oil producing Islamic nations has been correctly interpreted as a means to keep a stable supply of oil. This message takes a completely different tack: welcome these nations instead of coerce them.

If this attitude toward the region comes off as well in Iraq to Iraqi ears as this message to Iran comes off to my ears, the equation of keeping troops in Iraq to prevent a civil war vs withdrawing from a net negative situation may change.

Labels: energy, iraq, islam, obama, Obama Adminstration, war

// posted by Erik @ 3/21/2009 12:17:00 AM
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Hah,

You said during your debate with Joe Biden that "I'm not one to attribute every activity of man to the changes in the climate". Huh? Well I would certainly agree. Not sure how this is relevant, but I do agree. You emphasized that "We have got to clean up this planet. We have got to encourage other nations also to come along with us with the impacts of climate change". I guess I am confused again. The U.S. has only 5% of the world's population, but we consume 25% of the world's fossil fuels. This doesn't seem to me like leadership in cleaning up the planet.

I add that if Palin doesn't think Man is responsible for climate change, how can anyone "encourage other nations also to come along with us with the impacts of climate change"?

Bob Herbert

But after Senator Biden suggested that John McCain’s answer to the nation’s energy problems was to "drill, drill, drill," Ms. Palin promptly pointed out, as if scoring a point, that "the chant is 'Drill, baby, drill!'"

How’s that for perspective? The credit markets are frozen. Our top general in Afghanistan is dialing 911. Americans are losing jobs by the scores of thousands. And Sarah Palin is making sure we know that the chant is "drill, baby, drill!" not "drill, drill, drill."

Labels: 2008 presidential debates, climate change, energy, Sarah Palin

// posted by Erik @ 10/04/2008 12:26:00 AM
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Good Lord, kill me now. Jesus Christ at a waffle bar.

Labels: 2008 elections, energy, McCain, obama, Republicans

// posted by Erik @ 8/04/2008 11:46:00 PM
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Reality.

Labels: energy, McCain, Republicans

// posted by Erik @ 7/16/2008 09:28:00 PM
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Crude oil from bacteria.

Labels: climate change, energy, technology

// posted by Erik @ 6/15/2008 12:54:00 AM
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