<p>Study Guide Klare Oil Conflict in the Persian Gulf</p><p>1. Market forces and internal stability in the West</p><p>2. 2/3rd of the world’s oil reserves in</p><p>3. U.S. reserves will be depleted in 2010</p><p>4. Gulf is vital for future growth/consumption rates</p><p>5. Gulf region and “stability”</p><p>6. Conflict in the Gulf</p><p>7. The oil curse and internal conflict</p><p>8. Comprador elites</p><p>9. Revolution? 10. British and WWI</p><p>11. Britain as traditional hegemon</p><p>12. WWII and the U.S.</p><p>13. U.S.-Saudi “special relationship”</p><p>14. “surrogate strategy” Iran and Saudi</p><p>15. Iran, 1954 (CIA Anatomy of a Coup)</p><p>16. Blowback --- the Iranian revolution 1979</p><p>17. surrogate strategy no longer viable</p><p>18. Carter Doctrine (p.61)</p><p>19. Hostage crisis 20. October surprise</p><p>21. Reagan Doctrine</p><p>22. Afghanistan and Soviet invasion (A Peoples Century)</p><p>23. Mujahadeen and Osama bin Laden</p><p>24. Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 & U.S. policy</p><p>25. Iraq’s attempt to expand its oil reserves</p><p>26. Bush I and the U.N.</p><p>27. Will defend “vital interests” unilaterally if necessary</p><p>28. Gulf War I – Operation Desert Storm</p><p>29. U.S. in Saudi 30. Why no occupation of Baghdad?</p><p>31. Containing Iraq</p><p>32. Iraq and WMD --- U.N. Security Council Resolution 687</p><p>33. Arming of UAE, Oman, Bahrain (home of the U.S. fifth fleet), Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi, (Turkey) – (p.66-67)</p><p>34. Iran and Strait of Hormuz (p.72-73)</p><p>35. Iran and WMD (p.73)</p><p>36. Iranian potential (p.73-74)</p><p>37. Saudi internal problems</p><p>38. External backers of rising Gulf powers</p><p>39. China and Iran 40. General Zinni (p. 58)</p><p>41. Vietnam syndrome</p><p>42. 9/11</p><p>43. Bush II </p><p>44. Bush Doctrine</p><p>45. Iraq War II</p><p>46. Why We fight</p>