Comment to Abby's post on the Klare reading

**I couldn't find the "post a comment" button on Abby's blog, so I'll do it here.**

I also found the final paragraph of the Klare article one of the most interesting, especially considering his previous paragraph and his proposal for developing alternative energy sources. I do like how clear he makes it in his final paragraph how significant this upcoming election is regarding the issue of alternative energy sources, but I think the proposal/ recommendation he gives in the previous paragraph is a little too easy and not likely to really happen. He proposes that since the US and China together have the largest hold on the world's possession of oil, the US should cooperate with Beijing to develop alternative energy sources and more efficient transportation systems. It is very unlikely, however, that the 2 countries who are currently in a struggle to see who has more oil will put their differences aside to try to achieve an alternative plan to oil. Klare predicts that the US and China will "be locked in a dangerous struggle for dwindling supplies" (7). If (when) this is true, these countries will be even less inclined to give up their possession of oil, for fear that this will allow the other country a monopoly on oil. In this kind of situation, there is no way to make both the US and China agree to try to look for alternative sources together instead of using what they have now; Klare's proposal is overly optimistic and would not work.