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MUMBLINGS August 24, 2006
Being an optimist I hate to admit it, the world is in turmoil.
Not that any new evidence is needed, but everyone should be convinced
by now that the Muslims are out to kill all of us.
It has been five years since 9/11 where the terrorists destroyed
two of the tallest buildings in New York City and damaged the
Pentagon, killing hundreds of our people. I have not been able
to understand why many people, seemingly a majority of Americans,
criticize President Bush for having the intelligence and courage
to intervene in the Middle East, trying to curtail the efforts
of the killers over there instead of letting them come to our
country.
There is so much news about all of this, it doesn’t behoove
me in this small column to discuss the matter in length but I
do have deep feelings on the subject. Other than the safety factor
for our citizens, the Middle East is important to us in other
ways. Many who are against Bush for anything he does, accuse him
of starting the war in Iraq because of the oil there. This is
probably not exact but it is certainly worthy of consideration.
If our enemies ever got charge of the Middle East oil, they would
probably not want us to have any of it and it is absolutely essential
to our economy and us for us to have gasoline.
As of a matter of fact, 56 percent of the world oil production
is in the Middle East. Only about four percent is in other countries
and Uncle Sam produces about 40 percent of what we need. Unfortunately,
prices seem to keep going up and there doesn’t seem to be
an end to it.
There are ways of producing fuels other than from the oil fields.
Hitler made alcohol out of coal during World War Two. It can still
be done and as the oil situation gets more critical, other methods
will be tried.
Dr. Jack Boykin of Daphne is a brilliant Chemist and is fully
knowledgable of how other fuels can be made. It is interesting
to talk to him to see how intelligent he is in this area.
As a matter of fact, China has signed a contract with him to
get him to design and help erect a huge plant in that country
to make a chemical from which pipe will be made. The housing industry
in China is fantastic at this time and they cannot get enough
material to keep up with the demand.
Boykin is fully aware of the situation throughout the world and
says the secret to it in the long run is making the fuel out of
coal. From coal you make methane then out of which you can make
fuel oil.
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