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1) The oil kings: how the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
530 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This is an account of how the US decision in the mid 70s to choose Saudi Arabia as the dominant oil power in the Mideast ultimately led to the Islamic revolution in Iran and it is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. As Richard Nixon fought off Watergate inquiries in 1973, the U.S. economy reacted to an oil shortage initiated by Arab nations in retaliation for American support of Israel in the Arab- Israeli...
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