See it makes no sense for you to bad mouth the US because obviously your own country isn't worth talking about.
FWIW, Canada has the biggest oil reserves in the world, and are rising fast in the world economy.
My bet is that Canada, even though the oil at times is hard to drill for, will be perhaps the wealthiest nation in the world within ten years.
That is regardless of what is done to become less oil dependent by our civilization.
We'll need at least 20 years to shift completely.
-Hedge