American Political Orphan

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Moscow Drilling In The Gulf of Mexico

The Washington Times - Obama surrenders gulf oil to Moscow

The Obama administration is poised to ban offshore oil drilling on the outer continental shelf until 2012 or beyond. Meanwhile, Russia is making a bold strategic leap to begin drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. While the United States attempts to shift gears to alternative fuels to battle the purported evils of carbon emissions, Russia will erect oil derricks off the Cuban coast

Offshore oil production makes economic sense. It creates jobs and helps fulfill America’s vast energy needs. It contributes to the gross domestic product and does not increase the trade deficit. Higher oil supply helps keep a lid on rising prices, and greater American production gives the United States more influence over the global market.

Drilling is also wildly popular with the public. A Pew Research Center poll from February showed 63 percent support for offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. Americans understand the fundamental points: The oil is there, and we need it. If we don’t drill it out, we have to buy it from other countries.

We have the means to become energy independent and choose not to do so due to the destructive policies of the Obama Administration.

At what point does the deliberate destruction of The United States rise to a level high enough to be called treason?

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Don’t Poke The Bear

From my history lessons, the Soviet Union wanted its satellite states to be a buffer against another Blitzkrieg attack on Russia from Europe. Condi Rice is really pushing the envelope when she wants to place anti missile systems in countries bordering Russia. It’s one thing to try to contain the bear but it’s really not a good idea to poke the bear and expect to escape unscathed. In the Reuters story. “Russia rejects U.S. missile proposals” the bear responds.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said last week he planned to deploy missile systems near Poland’s border in retaliation for U.S. plans to install elements of the proposed missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.

It goes on…

Washington says the shield is needed to protect the United States against missile strikes from what it calls rogue states, specifically Iran.

“We’ve been very clear with regards to the intent and purpose of the missile defense site in Europe and what it’s designed for and have offered any number of ways and means to mitigate some of the Russian concerns,” Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters

He said Iran’s announcement on Wednesday that it had test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile was another reminder of the importance of establishing the shield, “to defend the U.S. and Europe against a threat that is developing in Iran.”

Do you think Iran would be so stupid to launch a missile against the United States or Europe? If Iran attacks us it will be a bomb on a ship, truck or airplane in a major US city, certainly not by a missile that can be tracked back to Iran.

Update - Related Stories

Russia to Help Venezuela Develop Nuclear Energy

Chavez Says Russian Warships Arriving Soon

Russian Warships Approach Venezuela Under US Gaze

US to Watch Russian-Venezuelan Maneuvers ‘Very Closely’

Has Cold War II started as Russia pushes further into the Western Hemisphere? Chavez is the new Cuba and we are on the way to a new crisis on our Southern Border.