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Let's look at the oil breakdown:
The US imports only 62% of its oil (12.2 MMBD in 2003).
2/5 of this 38% come from OPEC nations.
The top suppliers of oil (crude and refined products) to the United States during 2003 were Canada (2.1 MMBD), Saudi Arabia (1.8 MMBD), Mexico (1.6 MMBD), and Venezuela (1.4 MMBD). These numbers of course will change with the addition of Libya to oil exporters now.
Saudi Arabia contributes to 14.75% of our oil imports and barely above 9% of our oil consumption if my math is right.
Nobody would dare touch the Saudis right now before an election - but let's not make it out to be the US is only getting its oil from the Saudis. The only way to make heavy change in the region is to reduce our dependence on them - we need alternative sources of energy. Then let all the killers kill each other.
-Rudey
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