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- 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 Contents

Acknowledgments


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

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 01/01/2019
      ISBN13: 9780253037442, 978-0253037442
      ISBN10: 0253037441
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      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 Contents

      Acknowledgments


      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

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