if these arab countries didn't have OIL ask yourself would they still be existing,would the world put up with their crap--No except for oil they are ZERO's
That's enough.
Oil = energy = economic dependence. Gotta have it.
Adds up to a lot more than zero, for them, for us, and for the rest of the world.
So yeah, as long as they have what we need, we'll cut them some slack.