Word: oiled
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Nothing seems to dominate modern American politics like our economic interests, and among our most important is our energy policy. It was largely concern over the flow of Middle Eastern oil which prompted the United States to stand up to Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War and has guided our policy with regard to Iraq ever since. Our efforts have kept gas prices in the US phenomenally low. But, while all may appear well for the country, our laissez-faire energy policy continues to lead to problems domestically and abroad which should be addressed...
Since World War II, much of the U.S.'s foreign policy has centered on maintaining access to cheap and plentiful oil. This has led us to have greater dependence on nations which we would otherwise have little dealing with. For example, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has been able to exercise some degree of control over the U.S. and its economy by setting the price of oil, as evidenced by the shortage...
...analysis of the 1973 Arab oil crisis, which he said would splinter off to affect demand for many other goods became a permanent part of the way countries and businesses all over the world accurately predicted and planned production, according to the Nobel committee...
...recharge their batteries forces them to surface every day or so, when they become sitting ducks. Nonetheless, Navy planners repeatedly cite the possibility that Iran's three Russian-made Kilo subs could bottle up the mouth of the Persian Gulf in a time of crisis, picking off thin-skinned oil tankers like marksmen at a state fair. But few believe that even this scary scenario would be much more than a 48-hour headache for the Pentagon...
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