This book is definetely "worth" reading...at $72. :-)
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Iraq and the International Oil System: Why America Went to War in the Gulf>
by Stephen C. Pelletiere>
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0275945626/qid=1048694748/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/104-9226086-9579120>
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"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.">
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"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?
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>Thanks,
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>Fernando
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