The Damage Done By The Biden/Obama Junta Will Not Be Repaired Quickly

Their foul paws were in everything, from child mutilation disguised as medical care; to payoffs to their political cronies; to multi-billion dollar boondoggles in "green energy; to the destruction of our border defenses; to making the armed forces an LGBTQ+ lunatic asylum; to the weaponization of our legal system; to the evisceration of the Constitution, beginning with the 2nd Amendment; and much, much more.

Here is an example of a shockingly craven political act that will take a huge amount of money, and a long time to repair.

Biden drained the nation's energy stockpiles, but 'Big Beautiful Bill' allocation won't refill it

Upon taking office in January, President Donald Trump proclaimed that “We will bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again right to the top, and export American energy all over the world.” The statement referred to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the nation’s energy stockpile. It wasn’t the only time Trump stated his administration would replenish the stockpile.

However, the Big Beautiful Bill allocated only $171 million for petroleum acquisitions toward that goal. To get back to where it was when former President Joe Biden took office, the federal government needs to purchase approximately 236 million barrels of oil. At current oil prices, which have been hovering around $65 per barrel for the past few weeks, the $171 million Congress allocated will only add a few million barrels to the reserve.

A more optimistic view of our national security needs should probably recognize that the United States is now the world's largest petroleum producer, and that is far different than in 1975 when the SPR was created. A far more pressing issue is our refining capacity that is concentrated in just a few facilities.

We have about 125 petroleum refineries in the United States, and the top 10 produce about 5,000,000 barrels/day. So an attack on just those 10 would decrease our refining capacity by 25%. Five are in Texas, and three are in Louisiana, so the attack wouldn't even have to cover most of America.

Of course, the most significant damage the traitorous Biden/Obama junta may have done is opened the border to many thousands of military-age Chinese, rabid Islamists, and others. Is it beyond the realm of possibility that some of them are here for the express purpose of industrial sabotage in the event of a conflict? Or even just garden-variety Muslim terrorism?

The Big Beautiful Bill funded an additional 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Maybe that isn't enough.

posted by CBD at 12:00 PM

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