Global Importance of the Middle East

1. I believe that America depending on oil from foreign countries and the use of energy depend on each other. Which means that if the U.S. changes the form of the energy used then oil dependency will greatly decrease. The most effective use of energy is the electric cars with the ability to use gasoline. I believe this will be the easiest way to transition the entire United States to be able to conserve gas. Which is already slowly happening throughout the country and this could change how dependent the U.S. is on OPEC. Therefore, I know it is possible to have alternative energy and the oil dependency issues will /can be solved.

2. The United States should be concerned about a water issue in the Middle East because if they need to use more water to produce their oil than prices of water will increase. Although some Americans believe that if the Middle East is having water problems then it does not pertain to the U.S. Which is wrong, because water is the center of life for everyone. If this basic need becomes scarce then prices for mostly everything will rise greatly.