Black Gold

Oil fundations are almost always present in areas which are marked with ethnical and religious conflits. With US military present and the political and military sponorship of autocratic regimes, the hostility of other nations towards the United States increases. Which is expected if we consider what they have been doing in last couple of decades.

An unbroken series of victims began in 1859, when oil was only the "Embryo" of what is considered to be the most important raw material of modern era. Global television companies such as CNN and BBC news are regulary beginning their news with battlefield reports, which are getting more and more intensive. But the question is how to prevent the conflict and reduce the number of victims in a greedy struggle for suprimacy and superiority. The first step is knowlage, so i will try to bring up some facts which might affect general understandings.

Oil Reserves

Seven states of Persian Golf - Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, UAE, Kuwait, Quatar - possess about 674 billion barrels of oil, or 64% of the world's oil reserves.

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It is more than obvious why Americans mobilize their army to the Middle East, Including Syria and Libya. However, the spread of democracy modeled on Iraq might be fatal to transnational companies if the same modus operandi will be used against Iran. Cleary we can see that they are trying to demonize Iran through mass media in order to have public support like they had against Iraq and Afganistan.

Further more The reserves of Venezuela, Mexico and Nigerya are estimated up to 114 billion barels of oil, which makes 11% of worlds oil reserves. From that perspective, it becomes understandable why America is hostile to Venezuela, and the other way around.

So, energy security becomes the mainstay of foreign policy, because US dependence on oil has become too big, and the entire economy could collapse if stocks disappear. Just imagine how much does their military spent, along with US industry in general.

Energy security is the association between national security and the availability of natural resources for energy consumption. Access to (relatively) cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. However, the uneven distribution of energy supplies among countries has led to significant vulnerabilities.

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Dilemma of Dependency

The main mission of Central Command which primary role is to ensure oil supplies in the Middle East, was originally proclaimed on 23 January 1980 by President Carter. A safe surce of oil from Persian Gulf has become a vital US interest.

A painful reminder of the critical role oil plays in the American economy is the fact that almost every economic recession since WW2 came immediately after global oil shortages and hence price increases.Let us remember the Arab oil embargo and the increase the prices of oil (OPEC) during 1973-1974, which resulted with endless ranks on gass stations and serous economical shortages. Furthuremore long lines for gasoline and another shortage followed after the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and a similar episode, but shorter, followed a crackdown in Kuwait in August 1990.

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Just as oil stimulates the economy, it also plays a very important role in American national security. Namely, the american army, more that any other, relies on oil for propulsion of ships, aircraft, helicopters and other military vehicles carrying troops on the battlefield.

For the largest part of so-called oil era US has been considered as one of the luckiest states that possessed this vital raw material. From the end of the 19th century to the WWII. this country was the world's leading oil producer. US oil reserves had a significat role in the US economy and the emergence of military superiority. For example during the Second World War, they had capability to draw enough oil from domestic fields, to meet the tremendous demands of its military and allies troops.

US Oil - History

In order to satisfy the growing need for energy, in the late 40s of the 20 century, saSAD began to rely on foreign oil and since then imports have been growing. During the 50s, foreign oil accounted for 10% of total US consumption, in the 1960s it was about 18%, while during the 1970s was about 36%. But in 1972, it started to irretrievably reduce American production, and since then, oil has been imported to meet the increasing needs. The United States have become dependent on foreign oil because of their economic propulsion. According to Ebel's words, from the country where the abundance of oil was a source of security and strength turned to the one that is worth the opposite.

Oil dependence has created worrying circumstances for the United States and the general public.Clearly, oil abundance has helped Americans dominate the world.To encourage further growth, they had to spend more and more oil.Today, the united US state - with some less than 5% of the world's total population - spends 25% of the world's oil supply. If the current trends persist, in 2025, the US will lose twice as much oil as it is now. However, domestic production will not be bigger than today.

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That is the problem. Oil makes USA a powerful country, but addiction upon it makes them weak. US has become suspectible to accidental and deliberate sabotage and supply disturbances abroad. Such problems usually result in oil shortages and significantly higher prices. So we can see how oil is the main geopolitical plan, along with GMO. In upcoming days my focus will be pointed on such matters because we have to know what is going on and what is staying behing wars. Hope you enjoyed, untill next time!