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We Had to Burn all the Oil in Order to Secure It | 29 comments (29 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
crash and burn (4.00 / 4)
I would have voted, but I wanted to vote for more than one answer. :)

From a security point of view US wars have become self sustaining.

A quick google and I come up with 19.6 million barrels of oil per day usage in the US. That works out to 18% of the US oil requirements are military.

aspiring to genteel poverty

by edwin (eeeeeeee222222rrrrreeeeeaaaaadddddd@@@@yyyyaaaaaaa) on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 06:33:34 PM EST
Re: crash and burn (none / 1)
I've seen government figures that claim its nearer 24% of US fuel usage is military.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jun 18th, 2007 at 08:29:25 PM EST
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As in? (4.00 / 2)
The wars create more enemies that then require more war?  

Not self-sustaining--more like a positive feedback that will accelerate until the system collapses.  

The ancient Assyrians did something like this.  

The Fates are kind.

by Gaianne on Tue Jun 19th, 2007 at 02:08:04 AM EST
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Re: crash and burn (4.00 / 2)
More like 0.4%. You confused gallons and barrels.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Tue Jun 19th, 2007 at 02:34:49 AM EST
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Re: crash and burn (none / 1)
Ops! A little too quick.

thanks.

aspiring to genteel poverty

by edwin (eeeeeeee222222rrrrreeeeeaaaaadddddd@@@@yyyyaaaaaaa) on Tue Jun 19th, 2007 at 12:51:42 PM EST
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