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Originally Posted by AndyJWest
I see little point in discussing your last post, Splitter. It makes little sense alongside your previous ones. I'll just leave you with this to think about:
Do you actually think the middle east holds an infinite supply of oil? If not, what are you proposing we do when it runs out? And if we can do whatever is required when it runs out, wouldn't it be better to do it sooner, and thus avoid all the problems of relying on energy sources in politically unstable regions?
(P.S. Drewpee, history never repeats exactly, contrary to what Splitter suggests. Indeed, Marx suggested that history occurs first as tragedy and then as farce. For the sake of humanity, I hope he's right.)
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I know, those are hard questions. If you can't answer yes to the questions I posed then it means there are real threats that run much deeper than foreign intervention, Israel, and oil.
I whole heartedly agree that alternative fuels are a must. I am not afraid of the oil running out, we are a long way from that (we have plenty here, btw, we are just not allowed to tap it). I am afraid of it being cut off.
Nations do go to war over resources, especially when those resources are essential. That's part of the reason Japan chose war. It's part of the reason Germany invaded certain areas. If the oil were cut off tomorrow, countries that have been benignly bickering for decades would suddenly become allies again.
While this is a game, Drewpee, there is not a time when I get flamed or fail to land a wounded bird on the deck that I don't think about pilot's who did it for real. To me personally, playing at war without trying to understand how wars get started, fought, and ended is just irresponsible. I'm not knocking anyone who doesn't look beyond shooting down simulated enemy planes, it's a personal feeling. Call it a mental exercise in seeking understanding.
Splitter