[No, my great hope is that we Americans will be allowed to use our own natural resources(drill for oil).]
I'm all for Americans utilizing their own Natural Resources - BUT...
Who is the #1 Producer of American Oil? BP PLC, aka British Petroleum.
Somehow, I suspect the writers of the American Declaration of Independence would not be happy that the British are now the #1 producer of American Oil.
Tyranny of the Appetite.