(06-30-2018 03:08 PM)thespiritof1976 Wrote:  I credit Trump but I also want us to become independent. To hell with the camel jockeys. Lets develop our own energy. Nothing off the table either. Nuclear, wind, solar, fracking, coal, helium 3, etc....

This, but I think the issue isn't necessarily that we don't produce enough, but that if they can sell it to Russia or China or wherever for more, we can't force suppliers to take less from here.

To me I think we need to focus on a different profile. I think we produce enough to weather a possible war (wither real or economic) and/or have enough in the strategic reserve, but we don't have refining capacity. I think we need to encourage production and alternatives... and rethink our attitude towards refining.