[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

Actually I would put it slightly differently:

Energy security = National Security.

USA = oil addict

Middle East = Oil pusher

USA off of oil = a freer, safer nation.

This is worth paying for.

[kaktuskid]

Better answer...
Natural gas from COAL (done before gas pipelines)
Synthetic oil from COAL (done NOW in South Africa)

We have centuries of coal available!