[robertpaulsen]

"Cutting OFF the nipple for oil is what we need"

Well, that'll do it in a real hurry. Have you given any thought as to what we'll use until these other sources come on line?

Didn't think so.

[ExSoldier]

Well, that'll do it in a real hurry. Have you given any thought as to what we'll use until these other sources come on line?

Ummmmm ANWR? Pre-drilled already. Well heads waiting to be turned on. Pipeline waiting to aid in distribution. That will do the job in the short term until we can bring the newly discovered Gulf Oil Fields into play. A much bigger challenge is to build enough new refineries to handle the increased production of crude. We haven't built a new refinery in lessee almost 30 years? We actually buy our fuel mostly pre-refined. This is also a fortuitious circumstance in the sudden and recent proliferation of hybrid and even pure electric vehicles will take up the slack until we can get the gas flowing into American pumps from American sources. This should, hopefully, let me get back to feeding my axles of evil: a big gas guzzling BEAST of a 4x4 SUV and do so cheaply as the Good Lord intended.

Yes, it may be difficult initially. Painful, even. But it seems that is exactly what Americans need to feel in the shor term to get off the dime and actually DO something in their own best interests instead of rolling over and offering our belly in submission to our enemies.

[ExSoldier]

Have you given any thought as to what we'll use until...

Of course we could just NEUTRON-NUKE their A$$ and TAKE the gas! Works for me.