Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is already here in NYC. We’ll thankfully be spared a photo-op of him touring Ground Zero. But with speeches scheduled at both Columbia University and the UN General Assembly, it’s a safe bet we’ll get a big helping of Iran-is-not -America’s-enemy rhetoric from the Iranian leader during his visit.
Hmmm…funny, then, that the U.S. military reported this weekend they’re continuing to see Iranian-supplied weaponry used against U.S. troops in Iraq. Iranian arms such as portable surface-to-air missiles, RPG-29 rocket-propelled grenades, and armor-piercing roadside bombs are just some of the weapons that have turned up lately.
And if anyone really believes Iran’s nuclear program is for strictly peaceful purposes then I have some beach-front property in Tehran I’d like to sell them.
Being dependent on oil from Iran — or Venezuela, or any country for that matter — is a national security risk. Retired four-star Air Force Gen. Chuck Wald says so in a new video we’ve posted to this blog. He’s right. Iran is the world’s fourth largest oil exporter, shipping around 2.4 million barrels each day to international markets. Revenue from its oil exports accounts for about 65 percent of Tehran’s income. Financing Iran’s anti-American, pro-terrorism policies through oil revenue is just nuts.
Ahmadinejad’s visit to America this week is a vivid reminder that the sooner we free ourselves from foreign fuel, the better. A market-based cap and trade system that promotes American clean energy innovations is a great place to start.
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