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Originally posted by Azred:
I support opening any part of Alaska where oil may be found because this will reduce our dependence upon other parts of the world. I'm not saying that we should wall ourselves in and ignore the rest of the world, but it would be wise to limit our dependence (a potential liability/vulnerability).
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Which is why we should set up all the equipment to begin drilling (which takes years), and then NOT use it. So long as the rest of the world will sell us their oil, we should buy it. National security dictates being ready to be oil independent at a moment's notice, but national security also dictates not using finite resources that we own until we have to.