As a global citizen, I support improving the standard of living of all of the world's people, and oil helps us do that.  The benefits seem to outweigh the costs by my estimation.  You have a relatively small number of people who believe this is "sacred land" or whatever versus a relatively large number of people who benefit directly from the use of oil.  Everything in your home is the product of oil, from the food you eat to the shirt on your back.