Montblack wrote:
("kontiki" wrote)
If the US actually had a *real* energy policy to _include_ more
production, nuclear and alternatives then there would be immediate
downward pressure on worlwide prices.


One word: China

More words:

It's 1907 and Europe doesn't quite have a handle on the scope of what's
happening in the (industrial) U.S.

It's 2007 and the U.S. doesn't quite have a handle on the scope of what's
happening in (industrial) China.


Montblack



Ohhh you're right. China. Then there's no hope. The US should
just give up. We can't win cuz China's just too big. They're gonna
win, its no use. Lets just raise taxes and give up... hell,
we may as well just sell the United States to them, its all over.