"Blood and Oil" by Michael Klare.
I came across this book, which is part of the 4 book "American Empire Project" series a few month ago as I browsed thru the rarely visted section of my favorite book store. and I must say this is a great read:
Since the tragic events of September 11 and the commencement of the "war on terror," the relationship between U.S. policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil that lie beneath the region's soil has come under close scrutiny. In Blood and Oil, international security expert Michael T. Klare traces oil's impact on foreign affairs from World War II to the present, arguing that America's oil-influenced military actions will only increase in the coming years. By 2020, the United States will need to import twice as much fuel per year as it did in 1990, and since most of this oil will come from chronically unstable, strongly anti-American regions -- the Gulf, the Caspian Sea, and Africa -- recurrent involvement in violent conflcit is sure to follow.
With clarity and urgency, Blood and Oil delineates the United States' predicament: America's wells are drying up even as its demand increases, while anti-American fervor is building in the world's oil-rich nations. It is time, Klare cautions, to change our energy policies, before we spend the next decades paying for oil with blood.
By no mean am I trying to recommend this book to influence political or social views of my fellow readers, I am, as I have been for the past several years, merely an observer. And this book, and the others in the series, do provide interesting perspective about our world in general. In a very clear and concise way.
Highly recommended. Or if my readers out there are ever interested (highly doubtful), I will give you my 1/2 hour summary when I see you you guys next, either in our tea time, happy hour, or dinner.
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