US MILITARY:OIL- serious shortages by 2015 with a significant economic and political impact.

Guardian UK:

The US military has warned that surplus oil production capacity could disappear within two years and there could be serious shortages by 2015 with a significant economic and political impact.

The energy crisis outlined in a Joint Operating Environment report from the US Joint Forces Command, comes as the price of petrol in Britain reaches record levels and the cost of crude is predicted to soon top $100 a barrel.

"By 2012, surplus oil production capacity could entirely disappear, and as early as 2015, the shortfall in output could reach nearly 10 million barrels per day," says the report, which has a foreword by a senior commander, General James N Mattis.

It adds: "While it is difficult to predict precisely what economic, political, and strategic effects such a shortfall might produce, it surely would reduce the prospects for growth in both the developing and developed worlds. Such an economic slowdown would exacerbate other unresolved tensions, push fragile and failing states further down the path toward collapse, and perhaps have serious economic impact on both China and India."

The US military says its views cannot be taken as US government policy but admits they are meant to provide the Joint Forces with "an intellectual foundation upon which we will construct the concept to guide out future force developments."

Now, I would hate to think that something like this calls for mad drilling, wind farms, nuclear power plants construction and, natural gas for vehicles and heat, and nuclear FUSION research but..... naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Just imagine for ONE MOMENT, if the ENTIRE $787 billion stimulus had been applied to this issue.

Much better instead of creating wealth and security to concern the federal govt with growing control of the minutiae of daily health decisions. I have an itch, where's my free Rx?

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