GOV. MIKE DUNLEAVY: Trump's energy dominance key to national security during Putin meeting

When President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage this day the summit of the two leaders will do more than discuss the Ukraine conflict Their presence in the Last Frontier will confirm the axiom of modern geopolitics that vitality precaution is national assurance For territory that Russia sold to the United States for a mere million in the th century can now become the nation s powerhouse in the st thanks to President Trump s vision for resource dominance Over the last century and a half capacity exploration has allowed our state to vastly exceed the Seward s Folly nickname originally given to America s purchase of Alaska By far the least densely populated state Alaska s business sector ranks eighth per capita among the states with a per-person GDP roughly twice that of Russia Vitality exploration has powered our economic increase and the financial stability of the state and its residents the billion Alaska Permanent Fund financed with the proceeds of mineral lease sales provides annual dividends to Alaskans ALASKA S OIL RESERVES ARE AMERICA S NATIONAL GUARD SHIELD Other nations without similar access to affordable force face greater challenges to expansion For confirmation of the vital link between vigor safeguard and national defense look no further than President Trump s new decision to raise tariffs on Indian goods given that country s continued purchases of Russian oil An Indian leadership spokesman defended the purchases as rooted in the country s need to ensure predictable and affordable force costs a necessity compelled by the global field situation and a necessary measure to safeguard India s national interests and economic safety The Indian spokesman admitted what accomplished governments around the world understand Economic increase and national guard lies in access to abundant affordable strength Unfortunately for the past four years Democrats have failed to protect our national measure by fumbling away our strength measure In thrall to a far-left circumstances lobby the Biden administration took literally dozens of actions designed to prevent pool expansion and exploration in Alaska that would bring down strength prices and make our nation more secure For all the insults that Democrats have lobbed at President Trump over his stance towards Russia they fail to recognize one key fact Vladimir Putin to say nothing of China s Xi Jinping or the mullahs in Iran isn t about to sabotage his country s market and national protection in the name of a radical environmental agenda Forty years ago President Reagan was right to face down the leftists who considered in unilateral nuclear disarmament against the Soviet Union President Trump is similarly justified in rejecting the Left s bid for unilateral state disarmament which would leave us bending the knee to hostile regimes and instead focusing on American resource dominance CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION If coming out of currently s summit President Trump or Congress decide to increase sanctions on Russia Alaska will gladly help fill the void on global markets caused by the loss of Russian oil and gas Alaskans would benefit from additional jobs and countries from India to our European allies would benefit from a more reliable power source With proven reserves of billion barrels of oil and trillion cubic feet of natural gas Alaska unleashed from the Biden Administration shackles can now help power the st-century market The location of at present s summit provides an fundamental reminder that national shield lies in potential independence and ultimately capacity dominance Thanks to President Trump Alaskans and all Americans can rest assured that no foreign power will have the power to hold our country hostage over strength It's no accident that President Trump picked Alaska for this meeting Alaska exudes U S strength and potency independence