Who are our most important enemies?

Senator Mike Gravel responds to the question in the April 26, 2007 Democratic Primary Debate in South Carolina.

One of my 3 favorite moments of the debate. I am a Kucinich fan, and depending on what Obama decides to do with healthcare, may fall into his camp, but Gravel was the best in the debate, IMHO.

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[Gadz13]

That study was initiated by Chevron to make people think there was less oil, so they could move the price up in the 50's and 60's when oil was dirt cheap. OPEC sets quotas for countries becuz if we produced oil like we could it would be dirt cheap, but they dont want that. they want ppl to think were running out so they can jack the priceup and amke record funds

[LambdaFox]

You're actually confusing 2 problems as one. OPEC can jack prices regardless of supply; because, as a cartel, they can operate almost like a monopoly.

The peak oil problem will occur sooner or later. We can't continue consuming something faster than the earth can produce it forever. The debate is not "if" but "when". Some say now, some say later. When it does come, I believe it will cause war as have most such resource deficits in the past.

[Gadz13]

Lambdafox are you crazy? Their is plenty of oil dont even try saying we are running out of oil. We discover more and more oil every year. OIL IS INCREASING

[LambdaFox]

That's why I referred to it as a future problem.

[Thrice13]

Mike Gravel is a genious. If I were a registered democrat id vote for him. Being registered as a republican however, I will be voting for Ron Paul.

[KnightChatX]

It's also for future space based problems and future technologies not neccessarily related to war but rather to future or possible earth/space events, some stuff to save everyone's butt's, planetary defense and/or aid. Future exploration will need accurate GPS right? So will everyone else!

[KnightChatX]

Military Industrial Complex is he talking about Area 51? No enemies? The system's in place are for equal Global Security tied together with other countries as a security blanket unified defense network, it's not a domination concept to hold all the coins in 1 basket.

[KnightChatX]

I agree 100%. That's why we need to implement and continue to implement advanced technologies sooner than later, the US has always had a habit of holding back it's developments publicly up until the later internet era and open public project participation to advance medical sciences and other technologies. Onlything we really need a tiny bit of oil for is is paints, hydrualic fluid, and sealed bearing lubrication.

[gremlin05]

OMG how wrong he is.....has he forgotten about Indonesia? the most populous Muslim nation in the world (180 million Muslims)? they're going to come after us with radical Asian terrorists

[quiIl]

Holy crap, how did he get elected?

[Gadz13]

I agree with those 2 posts. However I view us running out of oil likely to occur atleast 100 years from now probably even much longer.