It is estimated that the Abrams Tank: with its gas turbine engine gets about 3 gallons to the mile (not miles per gallon). By contrast the 350 V8 in my Corvette does 30 mpg on the highway. The reason the turbine is used is for its acceleration which has combat efficiency benefits.
The cost of ensuring oil supply from the Middle East for the US economy is the US military. So a gallon of gas in the US (about $2.30 USD atm) could probably have a fraction of the 650 billion spent in 2005 for the US military tacked on to it.
Supposedly the US
consumes
146 billion gallons a year. If gasoline prices included a US military tax (user pays system) then pump prices would be $6.75 USD a gallon.
Ouch.
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