Logging out for the night, will gladly continue confrontation over Israel with ChairmanSanchez and sbane tomorrow morning.
Just to interject briefly into this debate: the United States doesn't get its oil from the Middle East.
http://ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.htmlAbout 59% of imports come from the Americas, 22% from the Middle East, 17% from Africa.
And yes, global prices matter. But can we please not say that America depends on Middle Eastern oil, when it doesn't, really?