[Sunnyflorida]

“Opening the US oil reserves does nothing; it did nothing when Clinton did it. Those reserves are for EMERGENCIES, not cost controls.”

You’re joking, Right?

[Cobra64]

Depleting the Strategic Oil Preserve would supply about five minutes worth of total US consumption.

[Mr_Moonlight]

sf4dubya:“Opening the US oil reserves does nothing; it did nothing when Clinton did it. Those reserves are for EMERGENCIES, not cost controls.”

Sunnyflorida: You’re joking, Right?

I reckon that sf4dubya meant the *Strategic Petroleum Reserve*, not 'reserves' within the US which are available but can't be drilled due to congressional dithering, environmentalists, and NIMBY's

Yes, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is meant for emergencies, not cost controls ....