Do you really believe that we can solve our reliance on foreign oil by drilling more offshore?

First, state your age, state you reside in, and political affiliation.Do you really believe that we can solve our reliance on foreign oil by drilling more offshore?
27/CA/Independent





Drilling for more oil is just a temporary solution. Oil is limited in this world. We have the technology to rely on other sources of energy, like wind, solar, electric, hyrdo, nuclear, etc. We should be focusing on these LONG TERM solutions instead.





The benefit of using less oil and working on long term solutions is that the oil in this world will last longer. Don't forget that oil isn't just used for cars. It is used in every-day personal items and products.





If we just drill for more oil and don't try to cut our reliance on it, all of our products will hike up in price eventually. The more we use, the less we have, which brings us closer to high prices products that use oil (like cosmetics, plastics, rubber, stationaries, etc).Do you really believe that we can solve our reliance on foreign oil by drilling more offshore?
We can't completely solve our reliance on foreign oil by drilling more offshore and doing nothing else. However, as an overall strategy combined with things like alternative energy, hybrid vehicles, nuclear energy, coal, improved gas mileage on vehicles (perhaps even getting rid of crap vehicles like SUVs) etc. it makes sense to do so. There is such a thing as long term planning and if something odd were to happen, wouldn't it be better to have something instead of nothing as a back-up plan?
Age 43


State California


Political Affiliation Non Partisan (I do not select a party)





We can solve our reliance on foriegn oil with a variety of things including off shore drilling. Oil is used for a lot more then moving cars and trucks; we need it. We have enough to drill here for 35 to 50 years and that time frame is ideal to bringing on line new technologies and replacing oil as the primary energy source.
45, ca, undeclared. No. I'm disappointed in all the respondents advocating offshore drilling as part of a comprehensive energy plan. I don't trust the oil corporations as far as I could throw them. As long as they can squeeze one more drop from the ground they'll fight development of any green alternatives. ';I'll quit drinking, Doc. Right after this last shot.';
No, my question is why did Republicans not approve drilling when they had control of congress in 2005 and we were freaking out about 3gal gas. Just a political stunt. Us tax payer already gave oil companies millions in land grants that they are not using it. Computer generation, Mich, Liberal
Why would your ';firsts'; make a difference. It a matter of facts, not who you are. I don't think it would end reliance, but it certainly couldn't increase it, could it? To make a blanket statement that we WILL find alternative energy sources (when we've spent trillions of dollars and millions of man-hours trying to discover a cure for cancer with no luck) and not have a backup plan is irresponsible. We're not talking about a backup plan for your backyard BBQ, we're talking about having a backup plan for a country.
49, PA, Democrat





The more oil we drill now, the cheaper it will be for China to expand their economy. It will have no effect on the US economy.





Better to leave it in the ground and use other people's oil and save ours for a ';rainy day';.
Yse we can. But we also have to do everything, like build nuke plants use water power wind solar EVERYTHING.





Not like pelosi and the rest of the loser dems, they want nothing done.








47/NY (unfortunately) Republican (staunch)
We use to drill here; but greed and unions made it easier to buy from the Middle East cheaper than we could drill for it ourselves. Now it has gotten so expensive to buy...it is time to drill again.





47/Ga/Republican
24-Texas-Republican





Yes we can solve forgein reliance of oil by drilling offshore. How else would we decrease dependency other than by doing it here- it is kinda a no brainer.
Uh...yeah....if we drill for more oil that will increase our supply and reduce the amount we get from abroad...right?





If we import corn from another country and then we decide to plant our own corn wouldn't we need to import less?
24, florida, independent.





I feel it is a step. The oil crisis will need to be solved with many methods.
No we can get oil from outer space. (sarcasm)





37/Texas/ Independent
39 , NY (NYC) , None





We can never truly solve our ';foreign'; oil problem but drilling can't hurt!
No I don't because it won't! I'm old enough to know better, MO and none of your business!