Regardless of the validity of these numbers, I do not think it matters where we are getting the oil from. There is a certain amount of crude oil extracted, so even if the USA does not buy from the middle east, it still depletes the other sources due to the high useage (or waste), forcing others to buy from the middle east. The USA helps her enemies in the middle east by being extremely inefficient in its energy use (even if she tries to not buy middle east oil). Again, the Imperials are only a tiny fraction, and by using cars that last indefinately, may be we break even, or better, save energy. D^2 ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm