"This is a strange war. Our successes in avoiding attack convince some that the real danger has passed. And when we kill jihadists abroad, we are told it is peripheral to the war or only incites more terrorism. But despite the current efforts at denial, the war against Islamic terrorism remains real and deadly. We can't wish it away until Middle Eastern dictatorships reform - or we end their oil stranglehold over the world economy."
Without the American oilmen, the arabs would not have known to bring in the wells. Now they have us wrapped around their little finger because we cannot build new refineries or bring in new wells because of the epa’s rules.