The title is supposed to make you think about the goal of war not being the enemy laying down arms but in the end-state that we desire. In other words, what should peace look and feel like to you? I have posted, some have said ad nauseam, Winning the Peace OPs before but my previous focus was on operationalizing the DOD’s Foreign Area Officers (FAOs). Those arguments for improving and revolutionizing the tactics, techniques, and procedures of FAOs are still in play, but now I want to discuss winning the peace through energy independence.
Cannot an argument be made that the house of war is at particular risk only if and when the house of peace is financially prosperous? If that is the case then shouldn’t our federal government’s strategy be to starve the Islamic supremacists of petro-dollars? Delightful side effects might be even greater instability in Muslim nations if their rulers were to find themselves unable to maintain social tranquility by means of free bread and circuses for the masses.
Could we not win the peace by becoming the world’s greatest exporter of energy? What do we have to lose? Energy independence should be our strategic goal and would also inhibit Russia’s ability to export mischief. If our nation’s leaders could actually think outside of the box and play hardball too, then we could probably also slap China back into line at the same time. Win – Win – Win.
Finally, I suppose that from time to time the price of oil would drop to a level to make fracking impractical. That ebb and flow would probably have the impact of denying petro-sheiks and therefore Islamic supremacists as well with sufficient funds to threaten the house of war. Our energy policy should promote oil, gas, coal, solar, wind, nukes, all of the above, and etc.
Frack them until they beg for mercy!
ST UnWoked & UnVaxxed! 
A little something I wrote when Dear Leader Omega was still actively fomenting the demise of American exceptionalism from his lair within the Oral Office.
When will America reclaim her rightful place as the world leader in all things technological and start building nuclear power facilities again?
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Good piece Simon; I might disagree with one thing and that is the practicality of fracking. It provides a wonderful way to promote American oil independence without destroying the land.
One other pt of disagreement: I think wind energy is not practical. It’s expensive, unsightly, destroys birds and most importantly, makes us dangerously dependent during the summer months when it is most needed and at its lowest ebb.
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Points taken, especially concerning wind power.
My point about fracking is that I understand the cost of fracking per barrel of oil is generally higher than traditional drilling. That being the case, then there could be situations wherein the price of oil drops below the cost of extraction for frackers. At that point, they would either suspend operations or suspend sales but continue fracking and store their extracted oil until the price rises again.
No matter what, energy independence is a national defense imperative and that is the main point that I wish to make.
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Fracking is always going to be more expensive because it’s cheaper to drill through sand in the Mid-East. However, the national security issues are far more important and if we have to pay 1.00 more per gallon to fill our tanks, it is worth the price of American lives.
Same thing with China. This is the richest country in the world and we are willing to trade good-paying jobs for a Gap t-shirt? Or a 50 cent band-aid?
Cheap products cost far more than their price tag.
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Preach it!
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You know how I feel about every aspect of this plan….
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Yes, but very few followers do tell.
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I love this plan because it makes use of readily available resources and abilities that are often overlooked. (That’s true of other levels of this project, too.) I applaud its interactivity; its human scale, its low-tech focus. The emphasis on *results* makes it stand out from other efforts for me, as well.
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