The retired chairmen of Intel writes in the WSJ:

Even though the importance of the energy independence issue has been recognized and emphasized by every president since 1974, our vital national objective is vanishing like a mirage in the distance.
This kind of dependence gives great power to other nations over our destiny. It is not inconceivable that our foreign policy could be determined by them, using energy availability as a lever. …
When corporations do not produce, they become irrelevant and often perish. In other words, if the brutal facts are not faced by the leaders, the brutal reality sets in. By contrast, our national strategy-setting and -execution machinery often seem broken. Consider this: Could we pull off the Manhattan Project today? With its complexities of planning and execution, under extreme time pressure? I doubt it.

More here.

And I’m looking forward to much more on this and related issues at the National Review ‘s Conservative Summit this weekend. (I’m on the panel: “A Conservative Agenda on Foreign Policy” with John O’Sullivan, Andy McCarthy and leading lights.)