Another source would be natural gas, that is a fossil fuel; however, it is also in abundant supply in North America.

You could even use methane created by composting biomass (Garbage dumps).

It won't happen overnight, but our dependence on Middle Eastern oil will significantly decrease over the next 20 years.

Bush is just sending a strategic message to the Saudi's and others in the region: "Get your house in order now or we can make it happen even sooner.

Interestingly, one of the reasons we need to address the Middle Eastern issue at this point in time is because the rampant poverty in the region will only get worse when the Middle Eastern oil is less valuable in 20 years than it is now. The region is a complete economic basket case now. If we do nothing, it will get far worse.

We must do what we can to help them develop an economy that is more diverse than oil and arms. But before that happens, there's that Iraqi dictator problem...

Scott