It likely has never occurred to General Pittardo that allowing off shore and in-continent drilling here would solve that pesky little platitude, from a political General's standpoint, of course.
We dont get all that much oil from the middle east. He’s in his position for his political ideals, not his ability to wage war.
>>“If we do something like reduce our dependence on oil from the Middle East, maybe we’d be fighting fewer wars over there.”
What they’ve done does very little to reduce petroleum usage. Buildings primarily use electricity and natural gas, neither of which come from the Middle East.
This is Green nonsense by a general officer trying to ingratiate himself with his political leadership by spouting technically incorrect bull excrement.