Obama released the SPR and I had the same arguments. Things are a little different this time. Our oil reserves and production numbers are much larger, we are now a net exporter of energy while able to sasisfy our own demand.  Overnight oil futures had hit ~20% price increase from before the bombing. News of Trump releasing the SPR knocked that number back to 12% at open this morning and as level headed minds regain control, should go back to near where they were pre-bombing. Articles say this bombing effected 5% of worldwide production and the Saudis are working to get the damaged refinery back to 100% as quickly as possible. Trump opening the SPR was purely to combat rampant oil price increases that could lead to $100/bbl oil. I think this is good because the economy is fragile, the DS will do anything to put the world and the USA into a hard recession including bombing the oil supply line. Trumps action should stabilize oil pricing world wide, until the next disruption anyway. A slight increase is healthy for the fracking folks to stay alive too. Too much oil price increase would impact the economy in a big way before 2020 elections, and Trump MUST be reelected. If not reelected, the SPR becomes moot in the hands of a president that wants to destroy America.