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The US, Oil and the Middle East Uprisings

submitted by geo321

1 decade 3 years 1 month 4 weeks ago

Michael Klare: The primary US objective in the region is to support authoritarian regimes that guarantee the flow of oil. -YT

4 Comments

Very interesting discussion, thanks for posting it

israel does not stabilize the middle east, and arab states are not going to willfully ramp down oil production. This guy is just fucking wierd.

heathen says...

>> ^marinara:

israel does not stabilize the middle east

He didn't say Israel stabilised the middle east, he said it was a linchpin for US efforts to stabilise the region.

That is, stable enough to continue exporting oil, not to bring peace or democracy to the area. If you prefer try replacing the word "linchpin" with "foothold" or even "excuse".

>> ^marinara:

arab states are not going to willfully ramp down oil production. This guy is just fucking wierd.

He isn't saying they will ramp down production, but that they are unlikely to invest further in production for export. Not continuing to ramp up is not the same as ramping down.

by your silence I have to assume that you agree that he's fucking weird.

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