Why is everyone up in arms with our dependancy on foreign oil?
824469
I don't want to be dependant on foreign oil.  However, I also don't want to be dependant on foreign food or foreign manufacturing, and our globalist elite are sure trying to push us towards that scenario fast enough....
639508
The bottom line is it is about the all mighty dollar.  Maintaining access to foreign goods means that our government feels a need to exhaust our resources to "make nice" with other countries to help them with their strife--at the sacrifice of our own needs.  Sure there are some of the richest people on the planet here, but not all.  There are also a lot of severely impoverished as well.  We need to get our priorities straight as a nation.
945479
The Middle East is about Oil!  Our allies are Israel, Turkey, and Egypt, and Kuwait.  Neutral are Jordan, Lebanon,Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Qatar, the Arab Emirates.  Hostile are Iraq?, Iran, Syria, and probably Afghanistan, though we have installed a government there now friendly to us,but it probably will not last.  Most of those friendly to us are on our payroll like Israel and Egypt.  Because we are so dependent on the oil, and are afraid of losing control of it, we are acting out of fear.  We  are trying bully the region into being our friends.  That never works.  As of now, most all the people on the street hate us for what we are doing.  I think the biggest threat is our own policy of force.  No one likes to be forced, and these are an ancient and proud people.  Our present government says the threats are Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan.    If you would like to know more, and I suggest you do as that part of the  world will continue to influence your daily life, I would read what you can, watch our news, and use the Internet.  One excellent source of the Arab view of the news is Al Jazeera - see  the link below.  I hope that helps
1134938
Yes, though the definition of "we" is important here.  Oil, like any other resource, does not rightfully belong to a government.  Seeing how horrifically government wastes everything else, it's obvious that bureaucrats are the last people who ought to be in charge of a precious commodity.\nThe hysteria over "Big Oil" is a joke, albeit a dangerous one.  Get the government the feck out of businesses' business, and then we can talk realistically about energy options.\nhttp://www.perc.org/publications/articles/Crichtonspeech.php
686072
Thats because the USA is one of the highest consumers of Oil in the world.Also the USA hardly has any Oil resources.That leaves it with no choice but to import oil which makes it dependent on foreign oil.
446687
It is already here.  But we don't want to change and continue to use gasoline like when it was cheaper.  It will start affecting how we travel and live when the price continue to increase.  We continue to buy these oil from Iran (not our friend) and support their government through our need for oil.
1085158
we only produce 25 percent of what we use they claim so we get it from other allied countries. its bought alot cheaper than you think. the government pays less than half you see at the pumps for regular. there is enough oil and natural gas in the appalation mountains to last 2,000 years. there are other secret sites but they won't touch it as we would be paying 10 cents a gallon. the more they claim we don't have, the more profit they make. they don't want the easy route. it was discovered that we had so much excess oil athat many empty wells were being used to store it secretly, but they got caught to some point. the oil giants control the government.
787964
Yes I find it amazing that everyone hates us. But at the first sign of trouble who do they call? they are killing us here or taking our food help help help!!!!! Then when we help we are meddling in their affairs. Then my favorite "it's all about the oil". Piss on them and their oil. Stop shipping ours out use our own resourses. Let them sell it to someone else.  I also feel that given a chance most people would rather live here than their own country. Take for instance the middle easterners they all hate us but there sure is alot of them here making money  from our system and our way of life. If you do not like us why are you here! I personally do not care for these people and you would never catch me moving to their country to make a buck. They all hate us but they love our almighty dollar.When you live as they do and have nothing it is easy to point the finger at someone else and say that they are the reason you live like this. The funny thing is that the people that run their governments or rule the people live VERY WELL. If their  own govt.  would share the wealth and power with the people then they could be productive and all have some sort of life. When you constantly tell someone you would have more if it weren't for the Americans they believe it. If our govt. took all of your stuff and fed you crumbs and then after awhile started telling you you live like that because those people over there keep all your food you would believe it too after awhile.  One day these people will realize that we are not the cause of their problems but their own govt. or goofy religious beliefs that keep them from being a productive country in todays world.
642189
Well, our liberal politicians apparently want us dependant on foreign oil.\n\nWe have not been able to build or increase a refinery in the U.S. in 30 years, thanks to liberal legislation.  We lost a refinery recently in New Orleans.  That means we have less refining capabilities than we did 30 years ago.  Do you think we have less demad for oil?  Of course, the liberal socialists will try to tell you that supply vs. demand has no effect on the price of gas, and the liberal sheeple will believe anything they are told by them.\n\nWe also have  tons of oil that we could be drilling in our country, and on our shores.  China is drilling off the coast of Florida (or should I say Cuba), but we are not allowed to, because the liberals want you to believe the earth will look like the exxon valdez spill.  Of course its ok to drill elsewhere, apparently the earth isn't important in other countries.\n\nFact is, there are environmentally safe ways to drill for oil these days.  But the libs don't want anything good to happen to this country unless one of their socialist representatives are in office.  It's no wonder why they have so little support.\n\n----------------------\n\nThere is no doubt that we need other, cleaner sources for oil.  However, that will take a long time, and we need power sources now.  Take advantage of our resources now, while we are working on other methods.
40580
They say "No blood for oil".\n\nIn the west we have become totally dependent on oil.  Not just to take our sweethearts on dates, but to survive. Take a typical city of 3-4 million.  How do you get thousands of tons of food in daily?  With a horse & cart?  Switch to electric vehicles?  They have to be re-charged from fuel-fired power stations.  The math is the same.\n\nOil IS our blood.  We just haven't felt the desperation yet.  Check a 70's video "3 days of the Condor"
1101556
Because they are greedy. Instead of preserving the planet, they want to build or drill for oil. They think there is more money in that than in tourism. No all caring is not wrong. They just want you to think it's wrong. They are the ones who are wrong. Why destroy where you live? This is the only planet we have, we should be preserving it not destroying it.
964603
because bush wants their oil
591513
It's like drugs, the US is addcted to oil...so they fight to control the supply.
386333
some of it is necessary since the PEC nations are not sending us as much oil as before, but i'd say most is gouging. The easiest way to convince lawmakers would be to vote them out of office in the next elections. if they know their seat will be replaced if they don't solve the problem, im pretty sure we will see more action on their part.
984203
GOOD QUESTION! Many are over-rating the importance of oil in this region when there is enough oil in our emergency reserves and under the Alaskan Wildlife Preserve to make America self-sufficient beyond the expected need for petroleum based energy. The oil is, however, an important natural resource for those in the middle east and with several of those nations supporting terrorism and nuclear power, that makes for a nasty combination that needs to be carefully monitored!
481293
There are a lot of events in the Middle East which cause oil prices hit the psychological level of 70 dollars .the main reason is \n"Geopolitics are riding the price" on the concern that Iran s nuclear row with U.S.  oil exports from the world s fouth-largest producer and as a major Nigerian supply outage dragged into a third month .stressing that there was no shortage of crude in the market . As there would not be any supply disruption from iran which pumps around 5 percent of the world oil.And who must take blame for that? its sure thats Bush!
1152081
global oil conglomerates aka the cookie monster, greed at it's most BASIC element.  The internal combustion engine has been obsolete since the 1950s.  Oil companies this year have set record profits, so much so  that the US government is  trying to figure out what to do about it.  Renewable energies equates to no profits these companies will sooner shove oil down our throats(WW III) rather than to allow renewable energies to become main stream.  Look for the US government to lead the world into a global government!!!!!