Rich, you’re understating your case. The Mideast isn’t important to us just because we use its oil; it’s also important to us because the rest of the world uses its oil. Even if we ran everything on nuclear energy or windmills, as long as the rest of the world was using oil it would still matter who had it.

About the Author
Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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