Afghanistan 'sliding towards collapse'

Quote from BigBananaMess : About 35 miles [greencarreports.com] on average.

obviously part of the program would be installation of charging stations nationwide, as well as developing more efficient technology that could go farther than 35.

Quote from joer316 : no, we should be investing in new technologies to get us off of oil, that would be addressing the root cause of the problem.

Nuke Afghanistan's opium producing areas, wiping out their cash crop, then leave.

Remove regulations and let our private industries invest in new technologies to help get us off foreign oil and to seek more sources of domestic oil, and construct new nuclear power plants.

Quote from joer316 : Our "defense" budget is out of control.

Channel much of the money that would be spent in Afghanistan to sealing our borders and kicking out the foreign invaders that are currently residing in our country.

Stop dismantling our military and keep it strong and ready with new anti-missle and anti-terrorist weaponry, and expand intelligence gathering capability.

Quote from joer316 : Think about how far we could get if we took all that money and implemented some kind of electric car program for Americans. Better for Earth, better for our wallets, better for our foreign policy...bad for the oil companies.

Sounds like a good obama supporter's position....

Quote from nobama : Sounds like a good obama supporter's position....

well I'm not sure what it "sounds like" to you, but you know I would never support ANYONE that wants to continue the status quo.


btw I asked you questions in another thread that were totally on topic, and you have ignored them, I guess you like to be selective when it comes to responding to people huh?

Quote from joer316 : no, we should be investing in new technologies to get us off of oil, that would be addressing the root cause of the problem. Our "defense" budget is out of control. Think about how far we could get if we took all that money and implemented some kind of electric car program for Americans. Better for Earth, better for our wallets, better for our foreign policy...bad for the oil companies.

I'm all for getting off foreign oil, but regardless of that, if you think the future doesn't include attacks on us and our interests, you're wrong.

Quote from Elmer : I'm all for getting off foreign oil,

you should be for getting off of oil altogether, not just foreign oil.

Quote : but regardless of that, if you think the future doesn't include attacks on us and our interests, you're wrong.

when did I say that?

Quote from joer316 : you should be for getting off of oil altogether, not just foreign oil.

When did I say I wasn't?

Quote from joer316 : when did I say that?

You didn't. I was just reinforcing a point, much like you did.

Quote from Elmer : When did I say I wasn't?

I didn't say you said that, but you specified "foreign oil", which implies you are OK with continuing to use local oil.