Whatever you call them – insurgents, al-Qaida, militias or terrorists (I’ll call them all terrorists) — they all need money. Some have uniforms, all have weaponry and all have personal needs that require money. And, their families need money.
Where does the money come from? Most experts now believe that the money comes from Iran. And, Iran has lots of money due to the extremely high oil prices. Iran’s oil reserves are huge. If oil prices were low, Iran would not be able to supply money to the various terrorist groups and take care of its own internal needs.
Why are oil prices so high that Iran can take care of its internal needs and also the needs of terrorist groups? The answer, of course, is that the world supply of oil being produced is low compared to the demand for oil. So, why not increase the supply of oil? The United States has oil reserves in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in the shallow water of the Gulf of Mexico and off the coasts of California and Florida. Tapping into these significantly large reserves would drive down the price of oil.
This would virtually eliminate Iran’s ability to take care of its internal needs and also fund terrorist needs. Terrorist abilities would be drastically damaged, if not destroyed. And, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies would no longer dictate the price of a barrel of oil. Gasoline prices would drop.
But, the United States does not drill for oil in these obvious places. The reason: The environmentally controlled Democratic Party prevents oil drilling and the building of new oil refineries that are badly needed.
The conclusion can be drawn that the Democratic Party is a causal factor in terrorist activities that threaten America’s effort in Iraq and American soldiers there. The United States has a strategic petroleum reserve containing hundreds of millions of barrels of oil, to which the United States is adding 2 million barrels of oil per day. If drilling for oil became authorized, the need to add the 2 million barrels of oil per day to the strategic petroleum reserve would no longer be necessary. Two million more barrels of oil per day on the world market would have an immediate downward impact on the price of oil and on U.S. gasoline prices. Iran would no longer be able to significantly fund terrorist activities but would need the lower income from oil for internal needs. And, OPEC would no longer control oil prices.
—Richard Laquess, Ventura
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