The Role of Oil in 9-11 and World War II









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5 Responses to “The Role of Oil in 9-11 and World War II”

  1. larryfeltonj Says:

    Wars based on oil have probably accelerated since WWII, but even before then fights over the oil fields were major parts of the violent conflicts. I’m reading Daniel Yergin’s book “The Price”. By the time of WWII and the Russian Revolution battles were fought over the Russian and Rumanian oil fields, and a lot of military maneuvering took place around the Anglo-Persian concession.

    In the long run you’re correct, and my own opinion is that solar energy is rapidly reaching grid parity, so that’s the way to go.

    • dicksworld Says:

      I’ll have to check out “The Price.” Thanks for letting us know about it.

      With the proper grid that you mention, solar could certainly supply a lot of power to the country. There is enough desert to collect the sun’s energy. Even some of the Middle-Eastern oil-rich countries are putting a lot of solar panels out in their deserts. They know that oil is a finite resource. We can do the same thing.

      Wind power is also a viable option.

      Combining the two might be the ticket.

      • larryfeltonj Says:

        It’s an incredibly detailed book. BTW I meant to write WWI above. One of the most dramatic events of the First World War was when Colonel John “Empire Jack” Norton Griffiths supervised the burning of the Ploesti (Rumanian) oil fields to keep the Germans from capturing them.

        One thing I learned from the book which I didn’t realize is that the value of oil had already exploded before the internal combustion engine was developed. The primary use was for processing into kerosene for lighting.

        But early in the First World War the use of automobiles for troop transport, and the invention of the tank, made it obvious that oil was a strategic resource.

  2. John Cornett Says:

    Nice, if inaccurate, rant.

    So where do liberals stand on this country developing it’s own oil resources so we don’t spawn any more imperialist, expansionist oil gluttony inspired wars over it ?

    • dicksworld Says:

      I can only speak for myself. And I refuse to let you speak for me.

      Oil is a finite resource. Its production has already peaked in the United States, The largest effort should go to building a grid that will transmit electric power from areas that can produce adequate supplies of eletricity via solar and wind. Another viable option is greater reliance on natural gas which Exxon is telling us is quite abundant. Then there is nuclear to consider. A lot of people are uncomfortable with that because of safety considerations. What happened in Japan has renewed fears about escaping radiaiton. They just had an explosion in a furnace in a nuclear waste plant in France, the country that relies the most on nuclear power with 58 reactors on line. One man was killed, but officials say there was no radiaiton leak.

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