Americas Dependency on Oil
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The idea is simple: America should slowly progress into using alternate energy sources for transportation. As mentioned in the article, we could use electricity to power our cars, or even alcohol fuels like ethanol. Perhaps we could even use a never-ending source: solar energy. No matter what alternate source we use, it will not only end our dependency on the Middle East, but will also totally cripple dangerous countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia's economies.
Oil and Water in the Middle East
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We should be concerned about the water resources in the Middle East (or the lack thereof) for many reasons. First, if we do not change our dependency on oil, oil can not be produced without water. And considering how much water Saudi Arabia uses per day for oil refinement (2 million barrels), the shortage of water in the Middle East is becoming worse and worse every day. Also, now that Turkey has built dams to prevent water from flowing out of their country into Iraq and Syria, violent conflict could arise over this water source. So while oil might be the main concern in the Middle East, we must not overlook oil.
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