Michael Klare: Oil: The Real Threat to National Security

Michael Klare is the defense correspondent for the Nation. In his new book, Blood and Oil, Klare argues that American support of anti-democratic regimes, particularly in the Middle East, is a clear root cause of anti-American sentiment, and thus, terrorism. And you can read his Salon.com article, "Oil: The Real Threat to National Security," here.

In his review of Michael Klare's book, Salon.com's Andrew Leonard suggests that

"the only way out would appear to be to subsidize massive investment in renewable energy and conservation. The current presidential administration, staffed largely by representatives of Big Oil, will never take that step. It's also easy to have doubts as to whether a Kerry administration will have the will to make the changes necessary. Still, one can dream -- if the $120 billion spent on the Iraq war had been spent on light rail and bike paths and subsidizing research into hydrogen fuel cells and encouraging Detroit car manufacturers to upgrade fuel efficiency, wouldn't we all be able to sleep a little bit easier?"