Defeating the petro-authoritarians
As the world finished celebrating the holidays of peace, the Iranian mullahs appeared again to be planting seeds of conflict in the Middle East. They have threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, vital to global energy supply, as part of a military exercise. In doing so, Iran continues its high-stakes game of chicken with civilized countries around the globe.
While the United States can’t always stop foreign regimes from acting irresponsibly or irrationally, our lack of a comprehensive national energy policy can put our nation at inherent risk whenever dictators or tyrants decide to use their oil reserves as a weapon.… Seguir leyendo »