"...the Bush Administration, like the Clinton Administration, is refusing to confront this reality..."
Hardly. The Bush Administration actually wanted to reduce our dependence on foreign oil BEFORE 9-11.
One of my siblings is a Gov. Employee travelling to Arabia frequently to consult on the Comm. Center there. It is my sibling's understanding that one of the royals had been laundering drug money for the cartels for years. Our previous administration was completely aware, but didn't want to upset the status quo. I suspect Bush and Co. understand the implications of this and wanted to decrease if not eliminate our dependency because of the corruption of the royals.