This is a snippet from the "World is flat" page 382

If President Bush is looking for a similar legacy project, there is one just crying out-a national science initiative that would be our generatiosn moon shot: a crash program for alternative energy and conservation to make America energy-independent in ten years. If President Bush made energy independence his moon shot, in one fell swoop he would dry up revenue for terrorism, force Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia onto the path of reform- - which they will never do with $60 a barrel oil - strengthen the Dollar, and improve his own standing in Europe by doing something to reduce global warming."