Which came first?

I was listening to the radio in car when the question popped into my mind: "Which came first the global warming hysteria or "blood for oil"?

The left has a problem, it was against nuclear energy and against foreign wars to protect the oil supply. It was against coal because of pollution, acid rain, etc. Despite efforts since the 1970s, solar and wind energy could not compete on a price basis with coal, oil and nuclear.

The left was successful in stopping the growth of nuclear power with a movie and a small accident at three mile island. Then they stopped drilling off-shores for aesthetic reasons. And they were successful in ANWR for no logical reasons at all. Unfortunately it made us more dependent on foreign sources of oil. The left tried to stop the war in Kuwait/Iraq by yelling "No blood for Oil". But in fact the left actions early made it necessary to protect our oil supplies. That led to our forces being in Saudi Arabia, which led to 9-11, which led to the second Iraqi war.

The left needed a new way to stop our use of oil, "global warming" became the new mantra of left.