Could foreign oil dependency destroy the American dream?

Does America have its head buried in the sands of the Middle East?

Many buyers of American-made gas-guzzlers hate foreign cars and believe that the buyers of foreign cars don't support America, particularly American jobs.

Does foreign oil dependency support America? Is foreign oil dependency making America stronger today?

Bin Laden, for example, set his sights upon America when America placed its military in Saudi Arabia to protect its oil from Saddam during the first Persian Gulf War. Since, we've experienced 9/11 and its aftermath. Yet, our foreign oil consumption has increased as Bin Laden has called foreign oil dependency America's Achilles heel.

Already, multiple terrorist attacks have been carried out against Saudi oil refineries - tests, many have called them. How long until a serious attack? What would $6.00 per gallon gas do to the economy, to your lifestyle?

Is foreign oil dependency really the best path to the American dream?