The notion that oil motivates America's military engagements in the Middle
East is often disregarded as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. Blood
and Oil, a new documentary based on the critically-acclaimed work of Nation
magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare, challenges this conventional
wisdom to correct the historical record. The film unearths declassified
documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential
doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American
foreign policy for more than 60 years — rendering our contemporary energy
and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and
Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that
unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after
another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates.
52 min. (2008) |