US Politics: Catering to Iran

Nom Chompsky said:
Well, the USA is energy independent, although that has been the case since 2019 (if you assume energy independence to be based on whether a country is a net exporter of energy or not).
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Yes the prices today sure reflect that independence doesn't it.

I think it better to define independence as not being dependant as that is basic grammar.
 
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Sapphiron said:
Yes the prices today sure reflect that independence doesn't it.

I think it better to define independence as not being dependant as that is basic grammar.
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It's actually a nebulous concept. The price of oil is irrelevant to whether a country can be classified as energy independent or not because the price of oil is structured as a single/global market.

One way to measure whether the US has reached that point is by seeing whether the US exports more energy products than it imports. By this metric, the US achieved energy independence in 2019.
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A more detailed definition of energy independence would include phasing out all imports of foreign energy resources, such as oil and natural gas, and instead relying on domestic production to fuel the economy. By this metric, the US has not achieved energy independence, as it still relies on imports of crude oil to fuel the economy.
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Is the US energy independent? | USAFacts

Despite reaching historic levels of energy production in 2019, the US still relies on oil imports to meet its energy needs.
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