Its largest supplier is its stable neighbor, Canada. But the lesson of 1973 is that a disruption of Gulf oil supplies would raise prices and damage both rich and poor economies, regardless of how secure their own sources of supply might be.
美国只从波斯湾进口其一小部分石油。其最大的供应方是政局稳定的邻国加拿大。但是1973年的教训就是，波斯湾石油供应中断将会太高价格，破坏富国和穷国的经济，而无论其自身的供应有多么的可靠。