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As long as the United States - and the world - gets its oil from the Middle East, we will be drawn into the…

— Kathleen Troia McFarland

The big issue is whether the United States will succeed in its venture of reshaping the Middle East. It is not clear to me…

— Milton Friedman

I think that competition will exist even if we discover more oil. We're never going to know how much we have, or how long…

— Thomas Friedman

The truth is, about the Middle East is, had there been no oil there, it would be like Africa. Nobody is threatening to intervene…

— Wesley Clark

We think we're near energy independence - nothing could be further from the truth. We're in much better shape now, but the price of…

— Michael Mullen

We can no longer allow Americas dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security. Instead, we must invest in inventing new ways to…

— Senator John Kerry

Our enslavement to oil has required the repression of millions of Arab people. As they shake off their bonds, so must we.

— Naomi Klein

Our enemies are fully aware that they can use oil as a weapon against America. And if we don't take this threat as seriously…

— Barack Obama

There could be oil coming up until August.

— Carol Browner

I think the public is very reluctant to get involved in more foreign wars, especially in the Middle East. And they understand, implicitly, that…

— Michael Klare

We need to move away from oil, period.

— James Woolsey

No longer should we rely on oil from countries that are not necessarily friendly or democratic.

— Anonymous