Middle East In the Long Term

American power in the region is certainly going downhill. This is a good article outlining what we should do to make sure our interests are protected.

If I were President, I'd make energy independence the number one long term policy goal. Tax gas at the pump, offset by other tax reductions elsewhere...and rabid experimentation with alternative energy sources working in conjunction with the business community and gas and oil companies.

The Middle East would look worse than Africa if they didn't have the oil.