The mammon-worshipper, Biden, has been being directed via his inner circle to act in China’s best interests, which by default is against the US’s best interests.
Ranking nations by the most likely estimate for existing fields, discoveries and as-of-yet undiscovered fields (proved, probable. possible and undiscovered), the United States is at the top of the list with 264 billion barrels of recoverable oil reserves, followed by Russia with 256 billion, Saudi Arabia with 212 billion, Canada with 167 billion, Iran with 143 billion, and Brazil with 120 billion (Table 1).
Untapped reserves still in the ground are not the same as our strategic reserves as they are not readily available for refinement. We would have to drill, pump and transport which would take months. In time of war or national emergency that could spell disaster.
In short, Congress imposed a predicate circumstance of a “severe energy supply disruption” for the president and secretary of energy to authorize the sale of crude oil from the SPR, and such a disruption simply does not exist right now.
If gas was $10 gal. and Chinese troops were marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, Democrats would still find a way to support Biden. The term ‘myrmidon’ comes to mind.