I would not, btw., endorse growing food for fuel either as it causes famine in the long run.
Now THAT was a dam good statement!!!
I give you that one Axy...
You are right but of course if OUR gov wasnt so dam retarted, greedy, politically correct then we could have ALL THE OIL,ETC. WE WANTED in as little as 90 days W/O all the "red tape" that goes along with it. You guys "across the pond" just have never experianced our kind of life. Your gov is probably watching you type your post.. 
(of course OUR gov isn't far behind anymore which is VERY UNFORTUNATE for us)
I am so sorry that you are ignorant so do not understand that, unfortunately, my country is in the same bandwagon with USA and NATO. If you had any information about your surroundings outside of your home town, you might find out that US Army and NATO are using certain rural areas of my country for military exercises. Officers and soldiers from our army are unfortunately in Afghanistan too, fighting other peoples' wars.
Empires based around plundering and wars are destined to fail. It was so throughout the human history. I will state just the example of Roman empire.
I am afraid, you will have to step out of your trailer home
and understand that bi-polar world does not exist anymore. That's why enemies have to be invented. BRIC countries and China are coming along fast, and when they achieve sufficient economic strength, they will want their piece of political strength too. USA is not any more leading power in the world. If you need a proof for that, ask the generation of your parents how they lived and compare that with how you live. Purchasing power of grown ups in USA today is half what it used to be in 70s.
As for Internet traffic, it is and was analyzed and tapped into since its beginnings. I hope you have enough capacity to understand what Echelon is. Actually, USA has been analyzing all traffic before any other country in the world. Here, "across the pond", you still cannot be detained indefinitely without trial. We still do not have FEMA camps here.
Your comment about "guys across the pond" just shows what the true level of your ignorance is. Unfortunately, USA is actually, "across the pond", not Europe. For me this is sad, because throughout my childhood, USA was sort of an idol to look up to, and in the last ten years it became the last country in the world, except war zones, where I would want to live. A lot of great people, without a doubt, but with completely corrupt system. USA was the country of the free, where everything is possible and everybody can live "an American dream". It makes me sad to see what it has become in the past decade.
Anyway, back to ethanol, something constructive to add from your side, or just right wing -hurr durr - Confederate - "I need to know just three letters, and they are U, S and A" propaganda, as usually?
