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Just dawned on me
On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 06:06:14 -0400, "North"
wrote: This whole entire crisis is playing out just like that FX movie "Oil Storm". IIRC that movie was aired not all that long ago. In the movie, unrest leads to high crude prices and a major hurricane knocks out gasoline production from the golf states sending gasoline prices to levels around $10 bucks a gallon. In the movie, tens of thousands of people nation wide die because of the lack of heating fuels. The movie was of course a movie, however, I don't think this is going to be a small gas shortage. The United States of America has never lost an entire city. Yes, we've had some major disasters, but we've never lost and entire major city. And not just any city, but one of our oldest, and most historically to the country. After all, it was in New Orleans that we handed the British their largest military defete in 'their' history at the time and ensured our right of passage as a nation. My point is, the resulting energy crisis we are about to face will take a long time to recover from. With help from other nations, perhaps the impact might not be as bad as it can, but we'll see. Again, America has never had anything like this happen (and yes we all knew it was coming) and this will be a real test of our resolve. n. Oh no North..according to various posters, they will be back playing jazz down on Bourbon Street in just a couple months. Gunner "Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules. Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner |