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Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil. By Robert Zubrin. Amherst, N. Y.: Prometheus Books, 2007 and 2009. 336 pp. $25.95 ($19.98, paper).
With oil prices dropping dramatically over the past few months, many Americans no longer feel a sense of urgency in dealing with the challenge of our growing oil dependence. Zubrin' s book is a reminder of why it could be a costly mistake to put the issue on the back burner. Zubrin, an aerospace engineer, argues correctly that the root of our energy...