Did the price of oil go up because the Mideast thought that Obama was going to roll over for them now?

I wish America would divest itself of the Arabs, etc, and find a way to be independent of their oil. Until that time, they really seem to have control of our economy. Why do you suppose we have allowed that to happen?Did the price of oil go up because the Mideast thought that Obama was going to roll over for them now?
The price of oil went up because the economy is improving. You will know the recession is over when gas is back up to $4.Did the price of oil go up because the Mideast thought that Obama was going to roll over for them now?
(see picture of Bush holding hands with King Abdula).





(see Ronald Reagan removing solar panels from the White House)





(see Dick Cheney developing an energy policy in closed rooms with oil executives).
Good grief. I am 65 .. the price of oil goes up every May and June because we drive more. That is all.