Should the West adopt an isolationist stance towards the Middle East?

[Dark Vigilante]

Corn oil is propaganda produced by the farmers of the world. We don't have the landspace for all of that corn to be grown. We would need a plot of land the size of Brazil to fuel the world, and what happens if there is some kind of plague or insect overload that ruins most of the crops?

Biodiesal is typically refined from soybeans. If it is refined from both soybeans and corn, the already highly unlikely threat of plague or insect overload would be eliminated as there are two sources for the fuel. And they are both highly renewable and regrow quickly. Plus I can't recall any type of corn shortage in recent times. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Clearly, something has to be changed. It is quite evident that the use of fossil fuels for energy must cease and be replaced by something more environmentally safe, before we either run out of it, or we choke our atmosphere.

 

[Kritish]

Biodiesal is typically refined from soybeans. If it is refined from both soybeans and corn, the already highly unlikely threat of plague or insect overload would be eliminated as there are two sources for the fuel. And they are both highly renewable and regrow quickly. Plus I can't recall any type of corn shortage in recent times. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Clearly, something has to be changed. It is quite evident that the use of fossil fuels for energy must cease and be replaced by something more environmentally safe, before we either run out of it, or we choke our atmosphere.

Biofuel is just another example of people coming up with a bull**** plan to resolve a problem. Soy and corn depend on good weather and low insect populations.

 

[Dark Vigilante]

Biofuel is just another example of people coming up with a bull**** plan to resolve a problem. Soy and corn depend on good weather and low insect populations.

And we are running out of oil, which coincedently is accelerating the greenhouse effect.

Take your pick.

 

[Kritish]

And we are running out of oil, which coincedently is accelerating the greenhouse effect.

Take your pick.

Neither, I choose hydrogen/electric hybrids.

 

[Dark Vigilante]

Neither, I choose hydrogen/electric hybrids.

 

[lars573]

Neither, I choose hydrogen/electric hybrids.

Hydrogen feul cells are propaganda pushed by the military-industrial complex. To run a car on hydrogen you need to increase the size of the feul tank by 10 times at least. As it takes 3-4 litres of hydrogen to equal 1 litre of gasoline. Plus you need to keep that hydrogen liquid. Which only happens at like -100 C.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

You're confusing the Iraq war with the war on terror. This current war with Iraq is doomed to be the next Vietnam. The war on terror is something we could have avoided if he hadn't helped Afganistan during its war if Russia (typical cold war bull****).

Am i?Iraq is already known around the world as America`s second failure,and the war on terror?Its impossible to win,how can one nation get rid of all evil in the world.No one can do this,this is why we leave the middle east alone.Nothing can come of it..you will learn.

 

[mightiest_mortal]

by isolation... can we build a big masive dome over it? kinda like the Truman show.
Then we can set up fake media reports there so they think America was destroyed by god, then everyone would be happy and have nothing to worry about anymore

 

[Cаrter]

I would love to just ignore the Middle East and I'm sure they would love to be ignored by us.
I'm really just sick of hearing about the place to be honest.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Am i?Iraq is already known around the world as America`s second failure,and the war on terror?Its impossible to win,how can one nation get rid of all evil in the world.No one can do this,this is why we leave the middle east alone.Nothing can come of it..you will learn.

Europe has screwed the Middle East way more than the United States has. At least we didn't promise them independence to gain their support and then simply take them over. We weren't the ones that constantly took their territory. And the Europeans are still taking part in the affairs of the Middle East. Europe needs oil just as much (though not as bad) as the United States.

However, I do agree with you that we should start leaving the Middle East alone. They don't want us there and we have no right to really even be there to interfere with their affairs. That said, I would rather have the United States take a more isolationist position throughout the world and not just simply the Middle East.