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Myrddin:

You've got some interesting ideas, but there are a few things that I would like
to comment on and one flaw in your plan that would make the entire plan hard to
implement.  first, you stated, 

"The last few news worthy wars/battles in which US troops were
  ME> killed, were (forgetting the public rhetoric) over oil." Oil was only
part of the reason.  Proof is that some countries that are net exporters of oil
like France also participated in the fight against Sadam.  The most compelling
reason for our participation was the protection of Israel.
  
You also said,
  ME> Some estimates (if a plan similar to this one is followed) have the
  ME> price of ethanol at the pump being about $0.60/gallon, with _very_
slight
  ME> reduction of your car's fuel efficiency (miles/gallon).  

The cost of Ethanol is not $0.60/gallon its about $1.80 and until it would come
down closer to the price of gasoline, consumers would rather gasoline.  The
more important reason consumers would prefer gasoline is because ethanol only
has about half the energy content as gasoline.  In other words, you can only go
half as far on each tank of gas - - and yoiu do not get as many miles per
gallon.  That means more fill ups.
 
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