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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doug R who wrote (14262)	6/5/2004 5:10:38 PM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

A report commissioned by former US Secretary of State James Baker and the Council on Foreign Relations titled, “Strategic Energy Policy Challenges For The 21st Century” is submitted to Vice President Cheney. ...It argues that “the United States remains a prisoner of its energy dilemma,” and that one of the “consequences” of this is a “need for military intervention” to secure its oil supply. It argues that Iraq needs to be overthrown so the US can control its oil. The stupidity of whoever wrote that horseshit is eclipsed only by those who repeat it as fact and those who believe it. The study, mis-attributed, misquoted, mis-characterized, and misleadingly represented to be something it isn't, is publicly available for $10 through the Brookings Institution Bookstore at brookings.edu or you can download it for free from the Council on Foreign Relations (the cosponsor's) website at: cfr.org Here's the Description: "DESCRIPTION The United States faces a major challenge today to create a coherent and comprehensive energy policy that accommodates and coordinates, where possible, domestic and foreign policy priorities and objectives in an effective manner. In this context, the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and the Council on Foreign Relations cosponsored an independent Task Force to define a U.S. strategic national energy policy. The published report of this Task Force, Strategic Energy Policy: Challenges for the 21st Century, defines the energy problems facing the United States today and outlines findings and recommendations for the creation of a strategic energy initiative. The Task Force Report balances rising world energy requirements, energy infrastructure constraints, environmental concerns, and domestic energy use challenges in a pragmatic way and discusses options and trade-offs for near term policy actions and long-term initiatives. Cosponsored by James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy or Rice University and The Council on Foreign Relations. Ed Morse is a leading commentator on Petroleum Industry Activities who has held senior positions in government, business, academia, and publishing on energy related subjects and is currently executive advisor at Hess Energy Trading Company, LLC. Amy Myers Jaffe is a well-known energy writer and specialist." --- Are you an idiot, or do you just like to behave like one? It's amazing that you can find the keyboard to spread your rotten trash.