Quote - Fact is North America produces more energy than it consumes. /quote

dear **dvlenk6
**I really don't know where you take this informations about North America energy use...
Just take a look at this chart...

The world oil market daily produces 82 million barrels. (one barrel equals 42 gallons)
The United States, with 5% of the world's population, daily consumes over 20 million barrels or 25% of the world's total.
And, America consumes 3 times more oil than it produces.

The chart shows U.S. oil consumption has climbed to a record high (black line on chart) to 7.6 billion barrels per year (20.7 million daily).
Meanwhile, U.S. oil production (red line on chart) declined to a 55-year low (since 1950 when America had 144 million fewer citizens) to just 1.9 billion barrels per year (5.2 million daily) ...
RESULTING IN A 75% CONSUMPTION-TO PRODUCE GAP
(inventory adjustments not shown) requiring soaring imports from other nations (blue line on chart) while reserves of  import sources decline.
Meanwhile, U.S. oil reserves are declining, with 4-10 years remaining if feasible to use every known drop and no alternatives appear close to filling much of the increasing gap.
Additionally U.S. natural gas production has flattened, reserves are falling and imports are rising. consumption-to-production gap.

Consider this > With record trade deficits and declining manufacturing one would expect U.S. oil consumption to be steadily declining, since more and more goods consumed in the U.S. are created with energy from other nations. But, consumption continues to rise. Additionally, average fuel efficiency in 2004 was 6% less than 20 years ago for personal autos and trucks. 50 years ago America  produced half the world’s oil and was a net exporter of oil, yet today cannot produce even half its needs.

So... for USA the only way to obtain more energy coming from some fossil product (oil or natural gas) without spending money (because the deficit) but maintaining the same level of consumes is to get it with some kind of "force" or "control" (or both) from other countries.

Quote - Where do you get off talking about America starting a World War? /quote

As you know we are in the 21st century, the second world war is buried in the history, Hitler Mussolini and Stalin are ash and all the world is VERY different. Also Noth American are very different form the '40... I am not antiAmerican but I mourn those Americans of the '40 and their liberty spirit.

THE ONLY OTHER WAY IS TO START NOW TO CONSUME LESS...
or, if you want to mantain your life style as it is,  just start to be really IMPERIALIST without cover your imperialism behind some false good will... at least it would be the much more honest... :)