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by dragonwriter 2794 days ago
> We are off petroleum from Saudi Arabia.

Not really; the issue with Saudi oil has mostly not been direct imports US has (both as a net importer and net exporter) for some time gotten more of it's gross imports from other, nearer sources.

The issue for the US with Saudi oil has been global oil prices and the knock-on effects on, well, everything else.