| senojekips, you got me. if we lose our fuel source - we lose pretty much all our military power. I am pretty sure the WWII era Germans know all about that. Which is why we are in Iraq today. Not because we WANT the oil but because we NEED the oil. Lets face it, the west needs oil in order keep life as we know it going. Without oil we would be living like cavemen and our military would be issued sticks and stones rather than the high tech stuff we have today.
I could see a world war over oil in the near future. Another possible and very much unrated issue is food. Prices for food at least in the US have been slowly going up. Now I am in great shape and can walk or ride a bike, but damnit I gotta have food! When there isn't enough food - people become animals very quickly.
I try to keep and open mind and you made a real great point about the fuel shortage and how it could affect our military. We would end up like the Germans at the end of WWII - the best technology in the world and tough as nails troops. But what good is that when they can't run due to a lack of fuel?
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