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A Different Strategy
There is no need to re-structure the Iranian society, just hit their nuclear weapons development systems once in a while. Iran does not have the right to start a nuclear war. And that is what they are trying to do.
Posted to Fighting Words by JFred on October 21, 2009
Bombing is not Occupation
The nuclear weapons programs of Syria and of Iraq were derailed for years by relatively small bombing programs. Hitting a few crucial spots in Iran once every three years or so will eventually cause the Ayatollahs to give up their nuclear weapons ambitions. There is no need to manage the population, install democracy or any nation-building. ...
Posted to Fighting Words by JFred on October 21, 2009
You missed one of my favourites
Scientists say the sun is entering a new sunspot phase (my terminology is spotty here) and is acting strangely. Or at least they can't quite understand/explain what's going on. One end of the world as we know it scenerio you missed is a Giant Solar Flare. That would be a huge burst of energy emitted from the sun. It would take about 15 minutes ...
Posted to The End of America by Mr Brown on August 5, 2009
Palin right?
There is nothing right about Palin except her far right extremist views. I was unaware that what Palin regarded as her ''reformer'' credentials were her actions to double the tax that oil producers pay the State of Alaska. Alaskans get 10 billion from a revenue source that other states can only dream about, and they get the most Federal money per ...
Posted to Hey Wait a Minute by drvndervish on July 26, 2009
Natural Gas Issue
Despite his reportedly in-depth research, Mr. Levi never mentions the issue of natural gas consumption at the tar sands. Natural gas is far and away the largest operating cost for the heavy oil industry because of the high energy demands for both the extraction and ''upgrading'' (the process for turning crude bitumen into synthetic petroleum) ...
Posted to Green Room by adfreeman1 on June 20, 2009
Balanced article! But mention coming technologies, too.
Thank you for a well-researched and balanced article. I'm Alberta-born, but not involved in any part of the oil industry - and as some posters have noted, we get very little from the resource exploitation except jobs. I bike to work and pay extra for household electricity to have it (notionally) come from Alberta's many wind farms. But I have ...
Posted to Green Room by rbrander on June 19, 2009
Remember 1973?
During the 1973/74 Arab oil embargo, we Americans were demanding fuel efficient cars. Then the price of oil went back down. We Americans went back to our old habits. We've also known for decades that oil supplies would begin to decline while demand would increase. Imagine if, back in the 1970's, American cars were required to achieve 50+ miles per ...
Posted to Today's Papers by johnsopinion on May 19, 2009
Lagos
Great post! I'll be sure to pass up visiting Lagos
Posted to Dispatches by david wayne osedach on March 30, 2009
The Legacy of George W Bush
The Legacy of George W Bush: (A Collection of Conflicting Opinions) Can a man's legacy be drawn from an eight year period in time? What kind of a footprint has GWB left on the American people, or the world for that matter? Has he served his country well by protecting us from terrorism, or has a alienated America from the rest of the world. Has ...
Posted to Politics by JCrippen on February 8, 2009
The Legacy of George Bush
The Legacy of George W Bush, A Collection of Conflicting Opinions ISBN-13 9781441455437 The debate over George W Bush is probably the most visceral debate of our century. There often seems to be no in between. Folks either love him or hate him. As we approach the inauguration of Barrack Obama, the internet has been bombarded with opinions ...
Posted to The Chat Room by JCrippen on January 20, 2009

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