[Mobile Vulgus]

One thing, though. Most of the oil we get from the Mid East is from the cartel OPEC. That means we don't go directly to one country or the other for their oil. We get it from their pooling of resources. I am pretty sure this is true and if it is, then that means we should not say we get oil "from" any particular mid eastern country because what we get comes from all of them.

[thackney]

That means we don't go directly to one country or the other for their oil. We get it from their pooling of resources. I am pretty sure this is true

That is not true. OPEC does not combine oil sales and never has.

[Woodstock]

One thing, though. Most of the oil we get from the Mid East is from the cartel OPEC. ... then that means we should not say we get oil "from" any particular mid eastern country because what we get comes from all of them.

Good point...he had middle east, in general...I was ready to name them.