Oil and Politics

We all know how drug pushers work...they entice young people with free drugs or at least very cheap drugs. They act like they are the kid's friend and when the kid is finally hooked, then they raise the price 1000% knowing that the addict will do whatever it takes to stay on the drug. Do we see any similarities with the US dependence on foreign oil? A scant 10 yrs ago, OPEC oil was selling oil for $18 per barrel. Gas was $.99 per gallon. It's 650% higher today at around $130 per barrel. And our "pusher" does NOT have our best interest in mind. Many of our Islamic suppliers believe that the world should be ruled by Islamic law, and they could blackmail the world with oil to try and make that happen. Read this article from National Security; http://www.onenewsnow.com/Security/Default.aspx?id=121264