This is, of course, about much more than selling gas. It’s a tectonic shift in foreign relations. As long as the U.S. is a net importing nation we won’t be able to break free entirely from the hideous mess that is the Middle East but we won’t have to dance to OPEC’s tune anymore either. It’s not just something, it’s a lot.
“As long as the U.S. is a net importing nation we won’t be able to break free entirely from the hideous mess that is the Middle East”
In fact, if/when our production rises enough to saturate the market, it will then be in our interest to step back and let them blow each other up, so we can pick up their customers.