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

No War for Oil: U.S. Dependency and the Middle East
ISBN-10
1598130544
ISBN-13
9781598130546
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
215
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Independent Inst
Author
Ivan Eland

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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