Hi,

Iraq and the International Oil System: Why America Went to War in the Gulf
by Stephen C. Pelletiere

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0275945626/qid=1048694748/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/104-9226086-9579120

"Ten years after the end of the Gulf War, the conflict continues with unresolved questions about economic sanctions and Iraq's participation in the oil export system. A specialist in Middle Eastern politics and an intelligence officer, Pelletiere covered the Iran-Iraq War as well as the subsequent Gulf conflict. He argues that Iraq's victory over Iran in 1988 gave the nation the capability of becoming a regional superpower with a strong say in how the Gulf's oil reserves were managed."

"Because the United States could not tolerate an ultranationalist state with the potential to destabilize the world's economy, war then became inevitable."

Some folks recommended it to me, in a way to understand U.S. politics in the middle east, in general, and current U.S. vs Iraq war, specifically. It's worth a reading?

Thanks,

Fernando