You're right. And now things are changing. We have new alternatives and more sources of oil.
Let's start with Alaska.
Then we'll ask Mexico for some more oil.
Then we can ask Bush's new buddies in Russia for more oil, too.
It would be ironic if Saudi Arabians knew we won't need them much longer (due to our growing friendliness with Russia and Mexico) and they hated the thought of losing all our money. Maybe they were hoping to poke us in the eye before we abandon them.
Perhaps their boycott of American goods is just a bluff.