The War on Oil

Like many other natural resources throughout the world, oil has become one of the most demanded resources of the world. Since 1930, when oil extraction was first developed, the use of oil became more and more important to the people who existed in the world; therefore reliance on oil becomes increasingly important as the decades pass. Oil is the primary source of energy for the world. However, with the constant need for this nonrenewable resource there is a downside; it’s becoming scarcer. As a result, prices have soared throughout the years. Price inflation is not the only negative aspect of oil use. Conflict throughout the world has increased with the decrease in oil supply and the demand that continues to rise. There are countless conflicts caused by the want for oil, one in particular being “The War on Terror” (or should it be called the War on Oil?). The purpose of the war is to promote freedom and democracy, but it is commonly thought that the real purpose of the war is the possession of oil. The Gulf War was also a war on oil and territory that involved the United States, however all sides have motives in the entering of a foreign conflict.
There is hope in preserving this lucrative natural resource, and that is simply to continue to develop sustainable and more affordable sources of energy. Today many things run on solar energy, wind energy, fusion or ocean thermal energy. These are types of energy that scientists have been work on to replace the need of oil, seeing as though we are facing an oil crisis.
It is proven that oil is the cause of many worldly conflicts. Oil is very lucrative, therefore the more this nonrenewable resource starts to expire the more conflict will arise. The Gulf War was only the beginning of world conflicts that centered on oil and who has the most. To solve these conflicts the world must come together to use other means of energy, and to learn to be more cautious of how we treat the world around us.