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ZNP,
Then you’ll be happy to know that the USA is poised to become a net exporter of oil in the near future:
“A remarkable ability to unlock new resources cost-effectively pushes combined United States oil and gas output to a level 50% higher than any other country has ever managed; already a net exporter of gas, the US becomes a net exporter of oil in the late 2020s.”
Full article here:
https://www.iea.org/weo2017/
Still you are missing the most obvious explanation why Assad and his chemical infrastructure were bombed. He gassed his own people.
Drake