Posted On: March 7, 2008, 5:13 pm CST

Posted By: Walter Jones

Its really easy to say that you'd give up all the gas guzzlers to save the soldiers lies-actually if you read up on the various peace movements in the 20's and 30's, you'd find similar sentiments.
Unfortunately the world-not just the US lives on oil and oil related profits. If we don't get ours, than Chindia will-the increase in their consumption has far and away outstripped ours over the last 10 years and if the projections are right, will over take our consumption in the next 5 years.
The problem with your argument is that you take a sentimental statement and play it out in a vacuum, as if other countries will somehow play nice if only we do.
The history of the world has ALWAYS involved a competiton for natural resources and will continue. What HAS changed is folks like you-instead of wanting more for America and Americans, you want to restrain us, but not our competitors-the Kyoto Treaty is a great example-we have to cut back on OUR growth and development and Chindia can grow and use all they want.
I'm a vet and I have no probelm making friends and securing all the oil we need so that my family and yours can stay employed and keep our homes warm.