You are right toelicker I wish the US could divest itself of any connection to the Middle East but as the economy is presently worked out we cannot, but I would like to see the President ( whoever it is) start the process of moving in that direction- start drilling elsewhere in the meantime but look to the future with some experimentation in fusion or other possible alternatives to fossil fuels- we have to start looking for these alternatives at some point and it might as well be now.