MSNBCW The Rachel Maddow Show March 7, 2012
we are free of the middle east. [ applause ] >> when the iranians practiced closing the straits of hormuz which one out of every five barrels of oil flow, the short term answer is the u.s. navy and air force and ultimatum, the closing the straits would be an act of war and their government would cease to exist. [ applause ] >> but the long term solution is to create american energy independence so we could say to china, india and europe, you have a problem in the straits of hormuz we hope you can solve it, we're not in charge of it. [ applause ] now, the fact is that 2.50 is attainab...