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LIGNET: Sen. Vitter Warns – Don’t Drain Oil Reserve

By    |   Friday, 09 March 2012 03:01 PM EST

Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana says Americans are right to complain that the United States is often pulled into situations in the Middle East because of our reliance on foreign oil, and urges swift action to break this dependence. But Americans should also be concerned, he says, about a planned release of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve that could put the United States at risk of another 1970s-style oil crisis.

Click HERE to get the full analysis of what will happen if the US drains the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.  Watch the video of LIGNET’s interview with Sen. Vitter.

 

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Click HERE to read the full analysis from intelligence experts at LIGNET.com.

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Click HERE to read the full analysis from top intelligence experts at LIGNET.com.


 

Sen. Vitter Discusses Strategic Petroleum reserve
U.S. Senator David Vitter, R-La., told LIGNET this week that the United States needs to wait for a real emergency to authorize a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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