Oil, Now Without Terror!

Since 9/11, I've been bothered by the failure of the we Americans to wean ourselves from that seductive narcotic, cheap foreign oil, or, to be more precise, Middle Eastern oil. Saudi Arabia ... the United Arab Emirates ... no matter where you look, there are countries which, in ways both official and informal, support Islamic extremists who are killing us. We do need to develop alternative energy sources, raise mileage standards, increase mass transit, and get out of the Middle East. We also need to become educated consumers, and find out where all that foreign oil comes from, and make an appropriate buying decision.

That's what the Terror-Free Oil Initiative is trying to do. According to the group's website, oil from countries that in some way do not support terrorism is hard to find. Even Venezuelan oil is suspect, because of the Chavez dictatorship. But Hess and Sunoco are pretty much OK, as is a venerable old name, like Sinclair. I intend to make my statement at the gas pump.