National Security
Right now, the men and women from across Iowa and the rest of the country are deployed in defense of our country around the globe.
It is from many of the regions in which they’re deployed that we are importing an increasing amount of our energy. This puts these Americans — and our national security — at risk.
Many of the foreign partners from whom we current purchase our energy don’t share America’s national, economic or security interests. Unfortunately, we’re relying more and more on these partners to supply us with affordable, reliable energy.
In fact, in 2010 the United States spent $72 billion more on imported oil than we did in 2009, according to the Institute for Energy Research.
We can continue to put our national security at risk by relying on these foreign sources of energy — or we can tap the vast array of energy resources that lie under our feet and off America’s shores.
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