Oil Index

Sometimes you don't even need to read the book, just its index.

oil:

as basis of U.S. lifestyle, 31, 32
biblical references to, 7, 11
foreign policy role of, 46-51, 67, 80-82
GOP's national security agenda driven by, ix, x
interrelationship between dollar and, 349
national security linked to, ix, x, 35, 78, 80-87
party politics and, 34-37
as socially corrosive, 86-87
as symbol and fuel of U.S. hegemony, ix, 3, 4
transition to next fuel after, 4
U.S. ascendancy fueled by, ix
U.S. dependence on, 31-67, 346
U.S. military protection of sources, ix, 71, 80-87, 339
as weapon, 10
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oil industry, 25-28, 58, 394

aging infrastructure of, 17, 24, 25-26
campaign contributions of, 44, 92
candor regarding oil reserves from, 22-23
countdown to Iraq War driven by profit and reserve worries of, 87, 91-92
Iraq War endgame of, 91-92
and loss of Middle East concessions under nationalization, 76
political clout of, 34-37
political corruption in, 44-45, 86-87
weakening international circumstances for U.S., 25
wealth of, 19, 32, 37
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*Selected index listings from American Theocracy.