Katrina+ the World Oil Crunch.
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American troops are already helping to defend the flow of petroleum
in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Ar*b Emirates, the Republic
of Georgia, Colombia and offshore areas of West Africa, producing an
enormous strain on the Pentagon's finances and capabilities. In
addition, plans are being made to establish new US bases in
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, two promising producers, and in the oil-
producing regions of Africa. (See Klare, "Imperial Reach," April 25,
2005.) Given the need for even more foreign oil, these plans are
likely to be accelerated in the months ahead. This means that the
United States will become even more deeply embroiled in foreign oil
wars, with an attendant increase in terrorist violence.
Hurricane Katrina has many distressing domestic consequences, and
these should rightfully command our attention and compassion. But we
must not lose sight of its foreign policy implications, as these are
sure to spark new crises and disasters. We must not allow the White
House to exploit our current energy woes to justify the further
militarization of America's petroleum dependency, with all that
entails. Along with other critical measures, we should use this time
of reflection and reconstruction to fashion a new national energy
policy, based above all on conservation and the rapid development of
petroleum alternatives.
Katrina and the Coming World Oil Crunch
by Michael T. Klare
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050919/klare
http://www.peakoil.ie/newsletters/aspo58
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