How miffed off would the middle east get if we suddenly didn’t need oil?
403597
They wouldn't care. They probably don't even realize we are taking their oil now. They just think we are evil people trying to police the world around so they blow us up and try to make it seem justified. Too bad.
1025350
Most of our foreign oil comes from canada not the Middle East it doesn't really matter. We would have been out by now if it was oil and we wouldn't have used all the oil we have used so far to fight the war. Duh.
992239
oil + money = big fuss!
58645
The previous guy who answered is already dead.\nAs for your question - Israel does not make oil, so it's irrelevant.
251487
I do agree.  The presence of oil in the middle east has propped up medieval autocratic governments that would have otherwise fallen by the wayside.  The petro-dollars have given these government the means to basically bribe their populations without really serving them.  While some middle-easterners are ridiculously rich, the majority are in abject poverty (that is why Islamic radicalism is becoming so popular).  If you look, you will see that the radical Muslim movements are the most popular in the countries that are trying the hardest to restrict their people.
1077912
There is plenty of oil for years to come.\n\nBut is your question about Canada predicated on the bizarre theory that we invaded Iraq for oil? That is so laughable that you need severe ridicule and degradation for being so gullible or delusional. I'm too tired right now.
655560
In truth, most every major land mass has natural gas reserves, but has motivation to not use them. China, for example, just entered into a 3-year, multi billion (or maybe trillion, I forgot) dollar deal with Iran for Oil. China probably has oil, but given it's mountainous terrain, probably not worth it. \n And there is political motivation. As we move forward in the steps in a war with Iran, China effectively halted a great amount of advance by siding with Iran, espicially considering our rather large debt to the Bank of China. And as the Middle East is known as a "conflict zone", and being in the Middle East as I write this, I can agree, the long-term idea for many nations, esp. those in the U.N., is forcew the OPEC nations to sell away their prime export, leaving them succeptable to influence in later years.\n   America has a great deal of oil. Much more than Iraq in Texas alone. But we chose to leave wells covered, so as to ensure that the US will be able to function in the decades to come.\n   As far as dinosaurs.... couldn't say, but if you were to observe the geographic locations where there are several skeletons/fossils found, these lands are not known for being rich in oil\nhope that helps some.
1061464
opec and saudi arabia probably couldn't exist with out the u s
1050302
Yes its possible, but will it happen?  No because there is no oil there for us.
841166
Saudi Arabia wouldn't invade because they don't want the Middle-East "crisis" to end.  They don't care about Palestinians anyway and every time there is some minor dust-up oil goes up by $10 a barrel, allowing them to buy another gold-plated Rolls Royce with enough left over to buy a bomb-belt for some dumbass suicide bomber.
70391
None we keep all our oil just in case.
436046
It has a lot to do with the run up to the Iran conflict, loss of output from Iraq and the growing needs of developing countries (China & India) for petroleum.  What's really amazing is the the disinterest in the United States for alternative energy and the oil industry's continued collusion with automakers and government to keep us from using that technology.  Greed, power and stupidity sums it up nicely.
645427
We are importing about half of what we use now. If you would like to choose which half of our nation cannot use oil, then we could quit importing.\n\nIt isn't a matter of how much oil is in the ground. We can't produce it fast enough, or refine it fast enough to more than marginally outpace demand.
877739
The west and not just the US has interfered in the Middle East since the 19th Century.  The US involvement began after WW II.  If the Middle east was not rich in natural gas and oil, the US would pay no heed to the Middle East.  It is all about a powerful country imposing their will on other countries when they do know the language, culture or religion.
569843
We wouldn't get very far, we rely too heavily on imported oil.
462484
While reducing our oil dependency is inarguably a great idea, it would probably only fuel (pun intended) resentment, thus increasing incidences of Islamic terrorism.
299625
This country needs to start becoming more self sufficient when it comes to oil supplies.  We have vast oil reserves both in Anwar and other places in the USA.  Sooner or later we must lose our dependency on fossil fuels completely but until then we at least need to end our dependency our foreign oil.  We stopped drilling during the 70s because of concerns with the environment.  Our technology has advanced enough now that I am sure we could drill and refine oil with out destroying our country.