hmmmm..thats a tough one..
Im an environmentalist, (who votes for Bush!)
and I would prefer that all drilling stopped everywhere!
I would love it if all oil-based power just went away completely..
would solve a ton of environmantal and political problems!
but...im also a realist.
I know drilling is necessary, its not going to go away in our lifetimes..
so, if the US must have oil, which it must, where is the best place for the US to get it?
seems like it would be FAR better to drill for our own..
for economic, environmental, and political reasons..
just better all around that relying on MidEast oil..
we will do a much better job of protecting the environment where we drill than the Arab nations do..
(it amazes me that Iraqi citizens blow up their own oil production networks..)
we are simply a much more environment-concious society than pretty much anywhere else in the world where oil is drilled..
if it HAS to be drilled, which it does, it will be much better for THE EARTH if its done in Alaska than in Iraq..or anywhere else.
I know the environmentalist dont like to hear that, but its just a fact.
so... if oil is a necessary evil, which it is, whats the least evil way to get it?
drill for it ourselves, on our own land..
cheaper, cleaner and safer..
Liberals should SUPPORT drilling in anwar!!
because if we can get our own oil, that will help keep us out of mideast politics!
"no war for oil" right?
well..if you want "no war for oil"..what do you suggest as an alternative? you cant question that the US, and the entire world, MUST have oil for society to even function, so once thats accepted, which it must be, you have to accept that the oil has to come from somewhere..
whats better for the global climate? both the political and environmantal climate? simple, let the USA get its own oil on its own land...
so, I guess you could say im against, and in favor, of ANWAR drilling!
im against it, because im against oil drilling itself..
but im for it, because I live in the real world, and if it has to come from somewhere, ANWAR is one of the best places the US can get it, its much better on many levels..
Scot