When we see uprising and revolts that go from a murmur in the back room of a
bar to a gun shot ringing in our ears, people tend to pay attention real fast
and really hard. But when you have something changes in a fashion so subtle,
most would normally miss it. One that is here in our own back yard is our
lessened use of foreign oil.
Oil and America go together like Nutella and Fluff or Butter and Toast, or more
specifically, foreign oil and America. But as of late, our dependence on this
has been dwindling down. Don't get me wrong, we still import oil like a Smaug
craves gold from the Hobbit, but our CONsumption rate has gone down and our
PROduction rate has gone up. This isn't even counting petroleum products (which
we exported more then we imported).
So what exactly does this mean for the Middle East? Specifically for the Oil
Rich region, it will be losing its stranglehold on the market, meaning it will
have less power within the world and won't be able to do as they please
anymore. More specifically, it means that Tehran will no longer be able to (in
theory) continue its illegal nuclear enrichment programs and whatever other
illegal activities may be operating in the region that we don't know about.
What will happen next for America and the Middle East? Only time can tell.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/14/opinion/ghitis-obama-energy/index.html?hpt=imi_t2
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