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In "Blood and Oil," Michael Klare, professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and a leading expert on US oil policy, leads a wide-ranging discussion of the role that oil plays in international politics and economics. How do US oil policies affect our domestic well-being and international relations? How are we preparing for future petroleum needs? Given limited reserves, what should we be doing to break the cycle of paying for oil with blood? The shows can be aired separately or together.
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In "Blood and Oil," Michael Klare, professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and a leading expert on US oil policy, leads a wide-ranging discussion of the role that oil plays in international politics and economics. How do US oil policies affect our domestic well-being and international relations? How are we preparing for future petroleum needs? Given limited reserves, what should we be doing to break the cycle of paying for oil with blood? The shows can be aired separately or together.
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Review of Cambridge Forum: Blood and Oil
Could Robert Tracinski be right? Is Saudi Arabia is our enemy? I am reminded of Matthew Yglesia's words, "After all, if you fight a war for oil, at least you get some oil at the end of the day." The SUV drum is really getting old to me. How big a deal is it that 25% of American drivers are willing to drive vehicles that achieve only 12 mpg? I don't know, but I don't think ridiulously high demand for oil in the US can really be placed solely on that. While it it true the US doesn't have Saudi Arabia's 264.2 billion barrels of oil but the US does have 22.4 billion barrels, and our close and emerging partner China has at least 24 billion barrels. That said, I agree and respect this point of view. I just wish instead of heaping more legitimate criticism at the Bush Administration, this platform would have been used to mention, at least briefly, alternative energy.