and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences Of Americas Growing Dependency On Imported Petroleum by Michael T, Klare makes a convincing argument about the energy crisis that is looming, It points out how the Bush administration squandered a great opportunity to change American policy, But it was clear that he was going to follow the status quo when he elected not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and called for drilling in the Alaskan Wilderness reserve.
Furthermore, the ongoing military commitment to Iraq is proving to be costly in lives, finances, and political capital, Supporting unpopular regimes like that of Saudi Arabia is compromising our reputation abroad as well, Klare has a very well thought out, structured, and detailed argument about futility of the short sighted current administrations approach to the energy crisis, He makes some very reasonable suggestions that should be taken in order for America to come to terms with its dependence on oil that will be problematic in the near future.
For example: energy independence a strategy to reduce reliance on foreign petroleum through a number of methods including alternative energy sources, a paradigm shift on how we think about Energy consumption sooner is better than having a shift forcing us to change our ways later, and a separation of energy policy from foreign affairs security commitments to keep oil production stable in unstable countries.
A very thought provoking and disturbing book, The fact that we may see the effects of an oil shock in our lifetime is probably more likely than previously thought,
If you've sometimes wondered how Governments in the west can demonise some corrupt dictators while at the same time backing other corrupt despots to the hilt, this well written little book may have some answers.
In fact anyone wanting to understand what is happening in the MiddleEast and why, will benefit enormously from this easy to read and insightful analysis of US Middle East policy.
It gives a history of events and the reasons behind them we don't hear on the BBC, Fox News, or Al Jazeera,
The book looks in particular at the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia and puts that cosy marriage of convenience in an historical context.
We learn in this scrupulously researched and well referenced book that American firms' involvement in oil in Saudi Arabia stretches back to, Klare argues that America's rapacious thirst for oil is the source of the chaos we witness today in so much of the middle east and that most of the blood that has been shed has been closely connected to that thirst for oil.
Is there any hope If there is, Klare argues, it is not in military interventions in the Middle East, it is in a change of policy back home, and specifically toward the US eliminating its dependence on imported oil.
I recommend the book to anyone interested in US foreign policy or the global energy debate,
sitelink sitelinkWhen the Siren Cries كتاب جميل قرأت النسخة العربية, . يوضح الكاتب الدور الامريكي في تأمين مسارات الطاقة في الدول المنتجه
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العالمي This book is well researched in detailing not only where our oil comes from and the economic ties that keep things that way but also how involved our military is around the world in protecting that interest.
A very informative book if you like seeing a lot of factual information without a lot of talk, Klare is very readable. I was already familiar with much of his thesis from other sources, He is a frequent contributor to the tomdispatch, com blog. الشرق الأوسط يعتبر اكبر حوض نفطي في العالم و نتيجة لذلك تتقاتل القوى العالمية على احتكار حرية الوصول للطاقة بتوفير الدعم العسكري لتلك الدول. الكاتب يتحدث عن الدم الامريكي الذي يدفع و ينسى الشعوب الضحية! الكتاب قديم نسبيا لكن يظل قيم. Great read. Do the details of America's energy policy seem convoluted and too complex to comprehend Are you unable to overcome the cognitive dissonance caused by a President who talks about spreading democracy in the Middle East, but then goes on a tour of his ranch whilst holding hands with a Saudi despot Then you'd be doing yourself a favor by picking this up.
Inshort pages, the author lays out how our economy's dependence on foreign oil has caused the nation's energy policy and foreign policy to cross paths, often with dubious and ideologically ironic results.
Lots of nuts and bolts information regarding consumption and available reserves, as well as an overview and analysis of the geopolitical maneuvering to gain prominence in oilproducing regions.
إن كنت من المهتمين بمعرفة التفاصيل خلف التحالفات السياسية التي يشكل النفط فيها العمود الفقري فأنصحك بقراءة هذا الكتاب. يعرض هذا الكتاب و من وجهة نظر أمريكية صرفة العلاقة الوطيدة بين النفط و السياسة الأمريكية و أهمية السيطرة على الموارد النفطية للحفاظ على موقع الريادة للولايات المتحدة عسكريا و اقتصاديا بل و حتى الحفاظ على نمط الحياة الأمريكي الحالي. يسرد الكاتب بطريقة منظمة السياسات التي سار عليها الرؤساء تاريخيا من روزفلت و من جاء بعده حتى الوصول إلى مبدأ كارتر و الذي تبنى سياسة خوض الحروب و بذل الدم في سبيل تأمين تدفق النفط لأمريكا و هي السياسة التي سار عليها بوش الابن و من بعده أوباما. يختم الكاتب بأفكار يطرح من خلالها رؤيته للعديد من الأفكار التي لا تخلوا من العشوائية في الطرح لارتكاز معظم الأفكار على المصادر المتجددة و البديلة و التي لها من السلبيات ما يماثل النفط أو يزيد. لم يتطرق الكتاب للغاز الصخري غاز السجيل لأنه نشر قبل الثورة الحالية في إنتاج هذا الغاز و كنت أتمنى قراءة رؤيته في هذا الصدد.
الولايات المتحدة مدمنة نفط هذا ما قاله الرئيس الأمريكى جورج بوش فى بداية توليه الحكم أناء أزمة طاقة كانت تمر بها الولايات المتحدة. كل مت تسمعه من الولايات المتحدة عن محاربة الاستبداد او دعم الحريات اوهام وكلام فارغ الأمر متعلق بالنفط والنفط فقط لا غير. . وأى حديث عن الأخلاقيات او الانسانيات مجرد محاولة تستر.
الولايات المتحدة فى رحلة تأمينها للطاقة دعمت أكثر الأنظمة استبدادية فى الشرق الأوسط النظام السعودي مقابل النفط دعمت أكثر الدولة تشددا حيال حرية الأاديان والمرأة وأكبر الدول المصدرة للإرهاب!
فى حين إنها سلطت الضوء عن عدوها اللاأخلاقى الشيوعى المستبد فقط لأنه كان قوة منافسة فى سوق النفط وليس داعم لها. . على مدار القرن المنصرم عمدت الولايات لتامين إحتياجها من الطاقة من الشرق الاوسط وقف فى وجها فى البداية الاتحاد السوفيتى وبعد انهيارة اثنان فقط صدام حسين وآيه الله الخمينى بعد انهيار نظام الشاه أكثر الأنظمة دعما للولايات المتحدة فى الشرق الأوسط
والآن فى القرنمن المتوقع أن يكون أكثر دموية من المنصرم لسببين أن الولايات المتحدة فى تأمين إحتياجاتها من الطاقة ستتصدم بقوتين ناميتبن هما الصين تانى أكبر اقتصاد فى العالم ورسيا التى تحاول استعداه موقعها كقوة منافسه
وأن ينتقل محيط الصراع اكثر واكثر من الشرق الاوسط الى افريقا اكبر احتياطى للنفط والغاز الطبيعى الآن وفى الطريق للنفط توقع الكثير من الدماء والكثير من الدمار والكثر الكثير الكثير من اللاانسانية واللاأخلاقية. decent book about oil, the middle east, and u, s. foreign policy. This was an interesting read about how heavily entwined our entire foreign policy apparatus is with our everconsuming need for more and more oil from more and more places and how we are going to be competing with China and/or Russia for the same resources from the same places.
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and it'syears old, and every solution the author proposes smacks of neoliberalism, He gives minor lip service to public transportation as a solution to the everincreasing need for oil, but never mentions redesigning our cities, Also, he seems to be under the impression that since hydrogen is the most common element in the universe, it's just as plentiful on Earth, thus fuel cells should just be supereasy to make hydrogen is abundant on Earth locked up in water it doesn't roam free.
The most depressing thing about this book are that all of the author's dire predictions about the problem with staying addicted to oil as we are and what we need to change over the upcoming decade or two to prevent it are just completely disregarded.
Because here we are,years later, and we are more oil dependent than ever, تاب مهم واوصي شباب وبنات الخليج بالذات بالاطلاع عليه. . يعرض تفسيرا من داخل البيت الأمريكي لحروب أمريكا والعالم ولماذا التحالف مع الحكومات المستبدة. . وأشياء أخرى مهمة. .
وهنا مراجعة للكتاب كتبها أ. د. يوسف خليفة اليوسف:
sitelink darussalam. ae/content. asp One of my professors recomended this book, so eventually I'll make my way to reading it, Might as well. I read this bookoryears ago, . . It basically explains why nations go to war, As if we dont already know why, its for resources,
Klare, didnt really take a side in why were at war, Which I like because I vote Independent everyyears, He doesnt blame it on Republicans or Democrats, He takes a very objective approach, He blames it on Nationalism, and the collective psyche of nations to do what is in their best interest,
Theres a lot of facts in this book, A good/th of it is reference pages, Its not an easy read, It reads like a thesis paper, He explains why Saudi Arabia is the last Kingdom, and how we made treaties with them to continue it, He explains why Saudi Arabia has almost no military, and the largest military force in the world that has almost no oil, IS Saudi Arabias military.
Its a book about mutual dependence, A mutual dependence that will continue to lead to war if we dont wean ourselves off of oil,
Nations went to war over bird shit, sitelink wikipedia. org/wiki/Chincha
Black gold, Texas T, Michigan Butt Sex, is way more valuable Hopefully, the Oil Sands of Canada will prove to be a means to an end of this “Resource War”.
Because I dont think treaties with colored people will work, Nations, by nature, are to racist to ally with “those other people, Especially when money is involved,
This book offers a good historical account of the U, S. commitment to Persian Gulf oil from the FDR administration to the present, It makes a strong case for recognizing two things:there isn't enough oil in the Persian Gulf to meet projected U, S. energy needs during the first half of thest centurythe United States has developed and projected massive military might into the Persian Gulf/Middle East as a result of its thirst for oil.
Both points suggest that the time has come to rethink our national energy policy and its linkage to national security strategy, A simple calculation shows that thebillion spent on the war in Iraq
would have been far better spent on developing alternative energies and conservation measures.
the first perhapsof it explained the desperate oil supply situation of the US and how global events play out as a result, and that was eye opening.
then towards the end, the author talked about idealistic solutions which will surely not become reality and that read like a boring textbook, so i skimmed to the end.
i have a better understanding the politics of U, S. interests in foreign oil and the use of the military to secure it تاريخ الولايات المتحدة والبترول منذ البداية, . والحروب التي على استعداد للتضحية فيها بابنائها قبل ابناء الغير في سبيل
الذهب الاسود. . وكالعادة تكمن روعة الكتاب في ربط كل تلك الاحداث على مدار تلك الفترة التاريخية الطويلة بشكل يوضح الصورة الكلية بشكل لا يوحي بلبس Remarkable. It chronicles America's involvement in oilrich countries sinceto fuel its economy and military prowess, Washington's relationship with the Arab monarchy has been mired in bloodshed, Where there is oil, there is bloodshed,
Oil and dependence to imported petroleum breed terrorism in all forms,
"Osama Bin Ladens hostility towards the US was provoked primarily by the deployment of American troops in Saudi Arabia and the continuing alliance between Washington and the Saudi royal familyan alliance forged inbetween President Roosevelt and King Ibn Saud.
It is a product of Americas thirst for imported oil and the monarchys hunger for protection, p.
Accusing the royal family of subservience to American interests, Bin Laden called on his followers to use any means, including armed violence, to topple the monarchy and push the Americans out of the country.
In, Bin Laden declared, “The United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorising its neighbors, and turning its bases in the Peninsula into a spearhead through which to fight the neigboring Muslim peoples.
” To erase this blight on the Muslim world, he thundered, it was “ an individual duty for every Muslim to “kill the Americans” and drive their armies “out of all the lands of Islam.
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