Gyro
All of the posts since my last one make no reference to the link I posted.
You ignoring an overpowering bit of news that happened in the last month or so, to keep this narrow view that America is the bane of the planet, is not constructive.
Fact is they are talking in years on how to revolutionise american energy needs. Not decades, YEARS. And once America can sustain its own energy requirements, its power and influence instantly doubles as it no longer has to dance to others tune.
You looking at this the wrong way round, the people who benefit the most out of the oil industry are in fact Governments around the world(through taxes) and also the people that sell the oil. Dubai would be a spec of dust had it not been for oil, its American and Western cash that has made the oil rich nations very wealthy indeed.
And the oil rich nations sell their oil to the highest bidder. So take the issue of greed up with them.
As for Britain, BP cover us in glory dont they?
Get off the high horse of having a go at America, they are doing more than anyone else and deserve respect and credit for it.