Claims of Democrat naysayers notwithstanding, President Trump understandably saw a need to take military action in Iran. Allowing a regime that has called the United States “the Great Satan” and has promoted terror across the world for more than half a century to have a nuclear weapon would pose an unacceptable threat to the American people.
But because roughly one-fifth of all global oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict has caused a temporary shortage of oil and gas. Thankfully, however, President Trump realizes that the solution to this real problem for American families lies right here at home — by increasing production of reliable, affordable American energy.
The president recently determined that “domestic petroleum production, refining, and logistics capacity,” along with coal and gas transmission and supply chains and energy infrastructure, are “essential to the national defense” under the Defense Production Act. These determinations will allow for government purchases of important technology items, along with other actions “for the encouragement of exploration, development, and mining” of these vital natural resources.