re: Why can't the US conquer the Arabian peninsula?

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The FAR better question is why can't the US move toward energy independence.

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I believe we technically could do it now if we wanted to. The fracking movement and the deepwater drilling technology has made it feasible.
There is a shite ton of natural gas available to us.

I say we continue as is and import oil from friendly countries while ramping up NG exports to Europe.
My dream is to start building some new nuke power plants.