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Originally posted by kach22i
.............but that's where the oil is. 
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Some of the oil is there, but the entire US oil requirement could be met with supplies entirely within the western hemisphere if certain places now off limits to drilling were opened up. Specifically the California and Oregon coasts.
The mid-east supplies about7-8% of our requirements. The move to control mid-east oil isn't about gaining additional access for Americans, it's to control the access by other countries.