I agree Sherry. It's crazy, and terribly risky, for us to rely on a resource from the most volatilie region on the planet. There have been over 100 attacks of sabotage on oil facilities in Iraq, costing the country over $200 million due to broken oil lines and other facilities. It's a veritable target for the insurgents. As a result a refinery in Turkey has lost alot of business. The political situation in Riyadh is delicate, to say the least, with terrorists hiding their heads and plotting their next move. Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, is not a place I'd choose to live in. For one thing I'd be busted for not practicing Wahhabist Islam.