Reply to a comment  Reply to this comment  StevefromOhio writes:
We cannot drill for the oil in the US because we do not own that
oil.  Ask yourself this question. Why is it that almost all the
oil pumped from Alaska goes to Japan? Because we borrowed money
from Japan starting back in the late 60's to pay for the Vietnam
war and all the social programs.  We have spent our national
treasure (oil) on loans that were made to the US government and
spent by our politicians. We have borrowed from everyone and now
we have to pay. High prices are that result. The countries that
lent us money now own that oil.  We are screwed.