National Security as a case for Solar Power?

<< The west relies too heavily on oil from a politically questionable
region, making themselves vulnerable to political blackmail. This is a
strong case to develop alternatives. >>

This is a very good arguement in favor of solar and wind engery and let's not
forget the fuel cell too. I personally find it frustrated that so many
people would keep buying oil from Middle East nations who keep using us as
their whipping boy. We even cut money for work toward nuclear fussion, which
show how short-sightened our government are (with support from many people).
For me, the surest way to cut down the terror and wars and to even kick
Saddam out would be a long term plan to build up many alternative engery
plants with greater weight given to solar plants with geothemal and fuel cell
back-up on earth. We will build it for national security as well as for
cleaner enviroment and expanding supply for the world itself.

Carl