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But the key thing is that Iraq, while it's got very large oil reserves, has marginalized itself as an oil exporter and these days its exports are only about one tenth that of neighboring Saudi Arabia.

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

The U.S. now imports over half of its oil supply from the Middle East. This dangerous dependence on foreign energy sources is an issue of national security.

Look, I don't think President Obama would have bowed to the ruler of Saudi Arabia if he didn't have oil to the degree that the Saudis do. I think they and other producing states, almost all of whom, except Norway and Canada, are dictatorships or autocratic systems, have thrown their weight around because of oil.

Assad is the president of Syria. He enjoys fairly effective control over his country.

No longer should we rely on oil from countries that are not necessarily friendly or democratic.

We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.

Iraq is not about oil.

Right now too much American time and resources are spent dealing with situations caused by our dependence on oil that we import from unstable countries.