Let's see, Teribus, when were the hostages realeased from Iran? Why, it was on Ronald Reagan's Inauguration Day, wasn't it? And when Congress finally got the backbone to cut off funding for the war(s) in Central America, where did the Reagan Administration go for funding? Iran, of course.

         The percentage of oil going to America from Iran really isn't an issue--if you believe blow-hards like Milton Friedman--because if America buys it's oil from Saudi Arabia, the folks who were buying from SA will just go to Iran.

         And you're right, the American people need to initiate a change to reduce dependence on foriegn oil. But that is just what Carter was doing. The oil moguls in the Middle East didn't like it.