We have plenty of reserves. Bakken, Escalante, Marcellus, North Slope, many others.
Depleting the SPR would simply mean we'd have to tap into our own.
Except this administration is fundamentally opposed to allowing us to tap our own resources.
Really? Why in the world would you think that this administration would tap our natural reserves in a crisis (even with an empty SPR) when they are blocking drilling now, in spite of a judge’s order. Salazar is blocking new permits in Alaska, Bakken, and canceling existing coal mining permits in W. VA., etc. They don’t care about the law, or what’s best for the country. Obummer is ignoring the courts in FL (healthcare), suing AZ over immigration laws, and ignoring existing laws (DOMA & voting rights violations in Philly). This lawless administration is using its power to “fundamentally change” our country..forever..