by Iain Murray
April 17, 2008
Today, calls for America to become “energy
independent” come from across the political spectrum. Among the most important energy-security
advocates are conservatives concerned about national security. To make America
less “dependent” on energy purchases from unstable regimes, they have proposed
a variety of measures aimed at reducing the use of oil. However, rather than make the nation more
secure, the proposed measures have the potential to inflict significant
economic damage on America,
weakening it at a time when national security demands strong economic
resilience.
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