You're right, tapping the reserves would be a waste of time. What wouldn't be a waste of time is stopping the bloated oil companies from twisting the knives they've already plunged into the backs of the working class in the US. But, we know that'll never happen. The crooked politicians (read neocons) all the way to the top, planned this raping of the US along with the oil company execs in their secret energy policy meetings.