Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum

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The dependency dilemma: imported oil and national security -- Lethal embrace: the American alliance with Saudi Arabia -- Choosing dependency: the energy strategy of the Bush Administration -- Trapped in the Gulf: the irresistible lure of bountiful petroleum -- No safe havens: oil and conflict beyond the Persian Gulf -- Geopolitics reborn: the U.S.-Russian-Chinese struggle in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin -- Escaping the dilemma: a strategy for energy autonomy and integrity -- Afterword: the permanent energy crisis. The dependency dilemma: imported oil and national security -- Lethal embrace: the American alliance with Saudi Arabia -- Choosing dependency: the energy strategy of the Bush Administration -- Trapped in the Gulf: the irresistible lure of bountiful petroleum -- No safe havens: oil and conflict beyond the Persian Gulf -- Geopolitics reborn: the U.S.-Russian-Chinese struggle in the Persian Gulf and Caspian Basin -- Escaping the dilemma: a strategy for energy autonomy and integrity -- Afterword: the permanent energy crisis.