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U S Foreign Policy U S Government
1,212 wordsThe Importance of Oil In U. S. Foreign Policy During the oil and energy crisis of the mid- 1970 s Americans became painfully aware of the consequences of the United States dependence on foreign sources of oil. Unfortunately, research and exploration for alternative sources of oil in North America has not been pursued vigorously enough to cease such foreign dependence. As a result, in the mid- 1990 s Americans find themselves in the same precarious position as they were during the 1970 s. The Per...
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Saddam Hussein Saudi Arabia
1,221 words... ng the 1991 Gulf War and the crisis that led to it. Saddam Hussein's attack against oil-rich Kuwait proved just how vital the region was to not only the United States, but to the entire world. Oil is one of the main reasons we are in the Persian Gulf indefinitely. According to Hoagland, Saddam's threat to Saudi oil fields triggered the significant escalation of stationed American troops in the Gulf that has apparently enraged Saddam, Saudi domestic extremists or whoever set off that truck bo...
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Vice President Al Gore
1,195 wordsBush Attacks Gore, Citing 'Pattern of Embellishments' By ALISON MITCHELL ORLANDO, Fla. , Sept. 23 At the end of a campaign swing that was intended to focus on issues, Gov. George W. Bush stepped up his personal criticisms of Vice President Al Gore today, accusing him of "misleading Americans" through a "pattern of embellishments and sudden reversals. " Mr. Bush assailed Mr. Gore in a speech he delivered by satellite to the state committee of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. He cited a series o...
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Crude Oil Foreign Oil
885 wordsA century ago, when Henry Ford was mass-producing automobiles, most of the fuel for Americas cars came from places like Oklahoma and Texas. Today, oil for our cars and other things that use petroleum comes from places like Venezuela and Iran. In fact, our country is now dependent on a group of nations called the Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). They have the power to set the price of the oil we import and the price is inflating rapidly. In 1997, the cost of oil was $ 14 per barrel. ...
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Public Policy Problems In The Environment
832 wordsPublic policy is defined by Websters as the The basic policy or set of policies forming the foundation of public laws, especially such policy not yet formally enunciated. The United States Government has many policies in the area of the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in 1970 to help identify environmental problems in our nation, and to set policy on how to deal with those problems. Yet, with so much money spent by the government to deal with problems with the ...
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Arab Israeli Conflict Make More Money
1,847 wordsDependence on Foreign Oil and Its Effects on American Foreign Policy Back before the 70 s oil from the Middle East was very cheep, and in North America, it was about $ 4 a barrel. But then, the leaders of the Middle East discovered that everyone needed their oil, so they formed OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). Practically overnight, they jacked up the prices of oil by limiting the supply. This was the first oil crisis. It lasted for a while, but then they got greedy, and sta...
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Vice Presidents Al Gore
1,200 wordsBush Attacks Gore, Citing Pattern Of Embellishments Bush Attacks Gore, Citing Pattern Of Embellishments Bush Attacks Gore, Citing Pattern of Embellishments By ALISON MITCHELL ORLANDO, Fla. , Sept. 23? At the end of a campaign swing that was intended to focus on issues, Gov. George W. Bush stepped up his personal criticisms of Vice President Al Gore today, accusing him of misleading Americans through a pattern of embellishments and sudden reversals. Mr. Bush assailed Mr. Gore in a speech he deliv...
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Vice Presidents Al Gore
1,181 wordsBush Attacks Gore, Citing Pattern of Embellishments By ALISON MITCHELL ORLANDO, Fla. , Sept. 23 At the end of a campaign swing that was intended to focus on issues, Gov. George W. Bush stepped up his personal criticisms of Vice President Al Gore today, accusing him of misleading Americans through a pattern of embellishments and sudden reversals. Mr. Bush assailed Mr. Gore in a speech he delivered by satellite to the state committee of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. He cited a series of incid...
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Persian Gulf War U S Foreign Policy
2,431 wordsThe Importance of Oil In U. S. Foreign Policy Introduction During the oil and energy crisis of the mid- 1970 s Americans became painfully aware of the consequences of the United States dependence on foreign sources of oil. Unfortunately, research and exploration for alternative sources of oil in North America has not been pursued vigorously enough to cease such foreign dependence. As a result, in the mid- 1990 s Americans find themselves in the same precarious position as they were during the 19...
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