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No War for Oil: U.S. Dependency and the Middle East

By Ivan Eland

Book information

Publisher
Independent Institute
Year
2011
ISBN
1598130544, 9781598130546
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1677381 bytes)
Edition
Hardcover
Pages
224\228
Time added
2018-08-03 00:42:52

Description

Debunking numerous myths that have emerged about the world’s resources of oil, this book argues that the use of U.S. military power to secure oil is not only needless and costly—in both lives and money—but also counterproductive to U.S. security. Intended to make government, the media, and citizens think more rationally about oil and the use of military power to secure it, this account suggests that the free market is still the best vehicle to deliver the product most efficiently from producer to consumer and that a withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Persian Gulf would be beneficial in the context of potential terrorist threats. Thorough and invaluable, this focused analysis chronicles the history of the battle over oil.

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