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"You tell me,BP does not want to drill in ANWR,that BP would not, right now ,drill as fast as humanly possible, if the LAW would get out of the way?" They will drill because they should, and will drill ANWR (thank god).
Here are some simple questions to help you along the path.
1) Is Alaska part of the United States? (yes)
2) Is the region (ANWR) in question part of a disputed territory ? (no)
3) Is there another country activly preventing us from developing our natural resources? (no)
4) Will the people who will live with this development in their own back yards actually want it in their back yards? (yes)
5) Does the rest of the state favor developing these resources ? (yes)
6) Does the rest of the country benifit from having a secured, reliable, and affordable energy source? (yes)
Then DRILL ANWR now!
The point you seem to be missing is that American oil is not price competitive and American consumers want the cheapest gas they can get.
The Saudi threat is not ( I repeat -not- ) to shut off supply it is to boost supply and put its competitors out of business. They made a big mistake in '72 when they should have boosted production. If they had, Israel would not exist today.
The big oil companies thrive on oil shortages and war. They have given up trying to control the amount of crude oil (the world is litterally floating in oil) and now they focus on limiting refineries (with the greenies help). Most of their profit comes in distributing the refined product and they can control the amount of refined products.
Anwr will not get developed for a long time because it is the last thing anyone with power and money wants. They want shortages!