>1. Become independent of the need for oil being purchased from others and from our own wells.
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>a. Stop all investment in Iraq ($87 billion) and develop fuel cell technology using these monies. Fuel cells are already being developed by General Motors. More investment means quicker success.
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>2. Decreased need of OPEC oil will mean that the Arabic and Muslim nations can once again be turned into sand as they were before European intervention.
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>a. This will eliminate the funding through oil purchases of terrorism throughout the world. We are the primary means of funding of such activities.
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>b. With decreased demand for oil on the world market the price per barrel will increase so the rulers and terrorists will have a stable and predictable income.
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>3. To protect ourselves we should use any means possible. Do you know what happens when sand is heated to temperatures that can be produced by nuclear devices? It turns to glass!
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>It is a good thing that I am a liberal person as if I was a conservative I would take a more serious approach to this subject.

Hiya Tom. Not sure what to make of your post. Are you being serious?