Oppression for Oil?
March 31st, 2008 by Amanda
In a Daily Star op-ed, Tamer Mallat sees the protection U.S. of oil interests as a ” leading factor in the conflicts of the contemporary Middle East,” adding that by maintaining alliances with most of the region’s major oil producers” the United States has maintained a “shortsighted” foreign policy.
He urges policymakers to widen their scope in region by creating a consistent message and agenda.
By focusing so intently on guarding reserves in oil-rich countries, the U.S. is “in the process buttressing their autocratic regimes. ” Instead Mallat believes that “the U.S. must make defense of democracy and human rights a real policy priority.”
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