We have no dependence on foreign oil. We buy oil because it is the most cost effective form of transportable energy. We buy oil overseas because of the price. That is not a dependence.
For example, I shop at Walmart because of the prices. I don't have a dependence on Walmart even though 75% of my grocery shopping is done there. I could go somewhere else that is more expensive. I choose not to.
I chose my particular cell phone plane because it was the cheapest. I am not dependent on Cingular. I chose the most cost effective solution.
I buy my books at Amazon.com because of the price. Over 90% of the books I buy I buy at Amazon. I am not dependent on them, I could switch to another more expensive provider.
Are you going somewhere with this? Just kidding, I concur with your post! We do what we do because it is the cheapest solution!
Oil supplies are tight and refineries are operating at 98% capacity. Either we buy foreign oil or we go without lights and toilets. Most people do not favor the sheryl crow solution so they continue to buy oil to power every aspect of their lives. You are saying people can go without oil? If you are, then many can walk 30 miles to work. Dream on, won’t happen.
Offshore drilling and nukes are the best solutions for diversifying the energy supply and reducing dependence on foreign oil.
Which brings about a good off topic point: We have choices on where to spend our money. If we don’t like Citgo, we can go to Texaco or Chevron. If we don’t like our insurance company, we can go to another. If we don't like one grocery store, or laundry, etc., we can find others. But if the government runs something (like healthcare) and we don’t like it, where can we go?