No doubt that the Saudis oppose our energy independence.
But that wouldn’t amount to a hill of beans if we didn’t have the EPA and tree huggers within the country mounting protests.
I think we need to kick the ME reliance to the curb. Sure, buy their oil if it is cheap. But there is no reason to rely on them for our economic welfare. I will now return my soap box to the closet. :)
No doubt of course. At one point we used 50% of the worlds oil production. We produced half internally. That means with independence, 25% of the oil we used to buy needs other buyers.
That’s why there are stories about the Saudis unleashing something they can’t control.