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I came here to post the same thing. As much I as hate America’s current dependance on foreign oil (BP is foreign, despite the technically local well), so long a

I came here to post the same thing. As much I as hate America’s current dependance on foreign oil (BP is foreign, despite the technically local well), so long as we continue to use automotive technologies the way we do, oil acquisition is always going to be a high-risk endeavor. Here’s an ugly question… Given the choice, would you rather suffer a terrorist strike or an industrial accident to continue to operate some technical apparatus you rely on?

jsz0 16y ago
In this case I think domestic oil production serves as a failsafe against the doomsday scenario of a war in the middle east cutting off foreign oil imports. It's not nearly enough to meet our normal demand but it's enough to make sure thousands, maybe millions, of people don't starve to death when the trucks stop rolling. It keeps the military going so they can "stabilize" the situation. I'd argue the war in Iraq was for basically the same purpose. If that doomsday scenario happens we're going to look back at these events much differently.