It will come as a shock to most Americans and the media, but as the election reaches a crescendo on the issue of preparedness and energy, neither presidential candidate - nor anyone in local, state or federal government - has developed a contingency plan in the event of a protracted oil cut-off. It is not even being discussed. Government has prepared for hurricanes, anthrax, terrorism and every other disaster, but not the one threatened daily - a protracted oil stoppage, whether caused by terrorism, intervention in the Persian Gulf or a natural disaster. So the JPost is read in on all of the contingency plans that exist at the federal level?? Yeah, right.
The reality is that such a cut off would have massive consequences but they would be very much tied to the details at the time. Is there planning? yes. Should we be talking about it? no. Knock it off, JPost. |
| Of course we've planned. We have a Strategic Oil Reserve. We have plans to distribute it as needed. We also have (unlike Y'urp) a capable military that could help with various contingencies. There is just no need to publish our plans in the New York Times. |
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