How do you spell O.I.L.?

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Here is the O in O.I.L.

STRATEGIC ENERGY POLICY CHALLENGES
FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Report of an Independent Task Force
Sponsored by the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy of Rice University
and the
Council on Foreign Relations

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For many decades the United States has not had a comprehensive energy policy. Now, the consequences of this complacency have revealed themselves in California. Now, there could be more California-like situations in America’s future. President George W. Bush and his administration need to tell these agonizing truths to the American people and lay the basis for a comprehensive, long-term U.S. energy security policy.

That Americans face long-term situations such as frequent sporadic shortages of energy, energy price volatility, and higher energy prices is not the fault of President Bush. The failure to fashion a workable energy policy rests at the feet of both Democrats and Republicans. Both major political parties allowed energy policy to drift despite its centrality to America’s domestic economy and to national security. Energy policy was permitted to drift even though oil price spikes preceded virtually every American recession since the late 1940s. The American people must know about this situation and be told as well that there are no easy or quick solutions to today’s energy problems. The president has to begin educating the public about this reality and start building a broad base of popular support for the hard policy choices ahead.

This executive summary and the full report address the following questions. What are the potential effects of the critical energy situation for the United States? How did this critical energy situation arise? What are the U.S. policy options to deal with the energy situation? What should the United States do now?

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TASK FORCE MEMBERS

ODEH ABURDENE

GRAHAM ALLISON
JOSEPH C. BELL
PATRICK CLAWSON
FRANCES D. COOK
JACK L. COPELAND
CHARLES B. CURTIS
TOBY T. GATI
LUIS GIUSTI
DAVID L. GOLDWYN
MICHEL T. HALBOUTY
AMY MYERS JAFFE
MELANIE A. KENDERDINE
JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II
MARIE-JOSEE KRAVIS
KENNETH LAY
JOHN H. LICHTBLAU
JOHN A. MANZONI
THOMAS F. MCLARTY III
ERIC D.K. MELBY
SARAH MILLER
STEVEN L. MILLER
ERNEST J. MONIZ
EDWARD L. MORSE
SHIRLEY NEFF
DAVID O'REILLY
KENNETH RANDOLPH
PETER ROSENTHAL
GARY N. ROSS
ED ROTHSCHILD
JEFFERSON B. SEABRIGHT
ADAM SIEMINSKI
MATTHEW SIMMONS
RONALD SOLIGO
MICHAEL D. TUSIANI
PHILIP K. VERLEGER JR.
ENZO VISCUSI
CHUCK WATSON
WILLIAM H. WHITE
DANIEL YERGIN
MINE YÜCEL

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3535.htm

[kentuck]

1. But everybody knew...

There was no need to tell the people... Is this what the press will say??

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4. The funny thing

is that all of these documents were created before 9-11, so I suppose you can say 'everybody' did know. Too bad that didn't stop Bu$h or any of the rest of them from lying to the American public on a daily basis. Nor does it change the fact that they fixed the Intel to fit the policy.

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2. Here is the I in O.I.L.

A Clean Break:
A New Strategy for Securing the Realm

Following is a report prepared by The Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies’ "Study Group on a New Israeli Strategy Toward 2000." The main substantive ideas in this paper emerge from a discussion in which prominent opinion makers, including Richard Perle, James Colbert, Charles Fairbanks, Jr., Douglas Feith, Robert Loewenberg, David Wurmser, and Meyrav Wurmser participated. The report, entitled "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm," is the framework for a series of follow-up reports on strategy.

Israel has a large problem. Labor Zionism, which for 70 years has dominated the Zionist movement, has generated a stalled and shackled economy. Efforts to salvage Israel’s socialist institutions—which include pursuing supranational over national sovereignty and pursuing a peace process that embraces the slogan, "New Middle East"—undermine the legitimacy of the nation and lead Israel into strategic paralysis and the previous government’s "peace process." That peace process obscured the evidence of eroding national critical mass— including a palpable sense of national exhaustion—and forfeited strategic initiative. The loss of national critical mass was illustrated best by Israel’s efforts to draw in the United States to sell unpopular policies domestically, to agree to negotiate sovereignty over its capital, and to respond with resignation to a spate of terror so intense and tragic that it deterred Israelis from engaging in normal daily functions, such as commuting to work in buses.

more...

http://www.israeleconomy.org/strat1.htm

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3. Here is the L in O.I.L.

REBUILDING AMERICA’S DEFENSES
Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century

A Report of The Project for the New American Century September 2000


Established in the spring of 1997, the Project for the New American Century is a nonprofit, educational organization whose goal is to promote American global leadership. The Project is an initiative of the New Citizenship Project. William Kristol is chairman of the Project, and Robert Kagan, Devon Gaffney Cross, Bruce P. Jackson and John R. Bolton serve as directors. Gary Schmitt is executive director of the Project.

“As the 20th century draws to a close, the United States stands as the
world’s most preeminent power. Having led the West to victory in the Cold War, America faces an opportunity and a challenge: Does the United States have the vision to build upon the achievement of past decades? Does the United States have the resolve to shape a new century favorable to American principles and interests?

“ a military that is strong and ready to meet both present and future challenges; a foreign policy that boldly and purposefully promotes American principles abroad; and national leadership that accepts the United States’ global responsibilities. “Of course, the United States must be prudent in how it exercises its power. But we cannot safely avoid the responsibilities of global leadership of the costs that are associated with its exercise. America
has a vital role in maintaining peace and security in Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East. If we shirk our responsibilities, we invite challenges to our fundamental interests. The history of the 20th century should have taught us that it is important to shape circumstances before crises emerge, and to meet threats before they
become dire. The history of the past century should have taught us
to embrace the cause of American leadership.”

– From the Project’s founding Statement of Principles


http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf