Does the recent price drop in gasoline have anything to do with our potential "energy independence"? We have 5 ethanol plant under construction in Ohio. (We can debate the efficency of products later.) But, with that and the recent oil find in the Gulf of Mexico, would cheaper product make it less attractive to invest in alternative fuels or new oil fields?
Iran? I'm still concerned about Russia!! Putin is doing a good job of creating a hedgemony by using Iran.
And let's not forget China. I saw elsewhere that they're about to colonize part of Africa!