I do agree that energy independence is a matter of national security.
Think about all the blood and treasure we’ve squandered in the Middle East, and why. Because of our dependence on oil from that region, and all of the foreign influence on our politicians...Saudi money buys a lot in this country.
I think Pickens has a good idea. Mine the strategic reserve and use the dollars to help push trucks and buses —heck even houses and trains — over to using natural gas. Plus shift federal vehicles in the USA over to natural gas.
That would chop 3 million barrels @ day out of demand for oil.
The USA has hundreds of years of natural gas available via fracking.