Description
Book Synopsis- Profiling the history of the US in the Middle East and the impact oil has had on its international politics.
- Supporting new technologies, the author argues oil-independence will save hundreds of thousands of lives of soldiers
- The author is a US Marine Lt. Colonel (retired) and former mayor of Indianapolis
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Moving Away from Oil: Why Now?
1. What is the Situation?
2. The Military Side
3. What Are the Costs?
4. How Did We Get to This Point?
5. What Is the Technology Today—and What Does the Future Hold?
6. What Would Happen?
7. What Should We Do Now?
8. A Final Thought
Appendix A: Congressional Donations Data
Appendix B: Price of a Barrel of Oil, 1986-2015
Appendix C: Even the Saudis Know
Appendix D: How Did We Get Here?
Selected Bibliography
