Does the U.S. Military Actually Protect Middle East Oil?

January 9, 2017 Topic: Security Region: Middle East Blog Brand: The Skeptics Tags: DefenseGulfOilEnergyU.S. MilitaryU.S. Navy

Does the U.S. Military Actually Protect Middle East Oil?

The United States should gradually withdraw its forward-deployed military forces from the Persian Gulf region.

by John Glaser Follow @jwcglaser on Twitter
 

John Glaser is Associate Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute.

Image: Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Strait of Hormuz. Flickr/U.S. Navy