[Andreas]

This might be little bit old, so I'm sorry if it has already been discussed here. Anyways, link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3333995.stm

For those that don't bother reading it (shame on you!) it's about United States' proposed plans to invade Saudi-Arabia and Kuwait during the Oil Crisis of the 70s to secure the oil fields, if things would have gotten really nasty.

Very interesting read, especially considering the things that have happened lately. Anyways, what are your thoughts about it? If things would have gone that bad, how would have things turned out? How greatly would this have changed history?

[Black Wolf]

Wow. Interesting, though of questionable relevance, given the thirty five year gap. All the policy makers are different now. So they just go in and get the oil under some pretext, rather than just because they can.

But still - interesting.

[aldo_14]

I think it was the consequences of the oil embargo that have led to the US policy of cultivating.... 'assets' in the Middle East; Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq (till the 90s).  And now it's moved onto straight out invade & intimidate.