How does Americas oil dependence threaten our national security?
The United States imports almost 60 percent of our oil, making us dangerously dependent on a precarious energy source to keep our economy moving. Most of the oil we import comes from undemocratic regions of the world, and oil riches in the Middle East have been linked to funding and inciting terrorist networks. The thousands of miles of pipelines that help bring oil to America are also vulnerable to terrorist attack. A few targeted strikes against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia could take several million barrels of Saudi oil off the global market every day for months and send oil prices soaring to more than $100 per barrel. A safer, more secure energy future is well within America’s reach.
