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January 18, 2012

Big Reserves Could Make U.S. Energy Self-Sufficient

Editorial, Investor's Business Daily


New American

Iranian threats to block the Strait of Hormuz have prompted the Obama administration to warn the country's leaders that such a step would force a U.S. response. Whether or not past accusations that U.S. oil demand has shaped much of our Middle Eastern foreign policy are true, oil concerns are clearly driving the current response to Iran. . .

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TAGGED: oil dependency, Keystone XL pipeline, Strait of Hormuz, iran, oil, domestic oil production, domestic oil, Investors Business Daily

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