< I think they will liberate themselves maybe with a little discreet help the the USA.>
I think any funding or "help" from the U.S., to Iranian opposition groups, would be the "kiss of death". That is, there would be a majority support in Iran, to violently destroy any Iranian groups that are seen as U.S. proxies. It would be as if Saddam had been funding U.S. anti-war groups. The worst thing that can happen to any political group in any country, is to get labelled as unpatriotic, stooges for foreigners.
<That BW article is a hoot>
Quietly, steadily, costs for wind power have decreased (0.04-0.08 $/kwh), and are now in the same range as coal and natural gas (0.03-0.06 $/kwh). Wind power, from a small base, is increasing at a greater %/year than any other power source, by a wide margin. This is no longer "blue sky" stuff for tree-huggers.
Sooner or later, we are going to recognise oil imports as our Achilles heel, a weak point in our national security that must be addressed. If we are smart, we'll do this before it becomes a crisis. |
