"Lets say we do become energy independent. What will happen in the Middle East then?...becoming energy independent may be creating unrest.There will always be unrest in the middle east because it is primarily Muslim Islamist except for Israel.
We get less than 50% of our oil from Saudi Arabia
And there is an ever growing global market they can sell to.
We have built many military bases in their country, and have supplied them with a bunch of stuff that they can use to fight their own battles.
Of course they hate that outcome because they are used to sitting around letting their riches take care of them.
We need not be concerned with SA and their problems that may get worse if we become energy sufficient.
The House needs to clamp down on Barark "Bin Ghazi" Obama and his hard line against Oil, Coal and Natural Gas and let the energy flow.
Millions...yes MILLIONS of jobs will be created once the clamp of Marxism is taken off of our ability to produce from our almost unlimited reserves of natural occurring resources.
The EPA needs to be stopped with their phony screaming about the dangers to the environment. They are the cause of more pollution than all the issues they are fighting against.
The whole reason we started getting oil from the middle east was to stabilize the region. Now, in hind sight, Ike screwed that up. But the Soviets were trying to spread in that area and we wanted to stop them.
As a result, we created the problems we now face. Just like the British did a century ago.
I think the best plan would of have been to leave them alone, but that might have not turned out well either.
However, pulling out totally today will create a massive power vacuum. China, Russia, and maybe a few other players will rush in to fill that vacuum. Do we want that?
Not saying that we shouldn’t do it. Just saying there needs to be some high level strategic thought before hand.