Energy dominance has been a persistent national objective from Carter's "Moral Equivalence of War," Nixon's "Project Independence," and George W. Bush's warning about "addiction to oil." To achieve energy dominance, a country’s stores of energy must considerably exceed its consumption. Greater national security, increased foreign policy leverage, and strengthened economic resilience are only a few of the benefits that come from achieving this objective, but current policy plans are likely to upend the United States’ progress towards energy dominance.
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