How dependant do we really want to be on the Middle East? ... The top fifteen suppliers are all basically located in the Middle East. It is unfortunate that The United States has to rely on the Middle East for such a big portion of our petroleum, due to all of the issues surrounding those countries. The war we are faced with is creating deep rooted problems for our nation as a whole and the Middle Eastern area. If by chance the relationship between the US and the Middle Eastern countries was severed, we would be totally devastated. ...

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Because oil from the Middle East is relatively cheap, it is estimated that 43 percent of the world's oil will come from the Persian Region by 2030. This would be a 50 percent increase of reliance on Middle Eastern oil from today. ... The limited and decreasing supply of cheap Middle Eastern oil would decrease the world's supply of oil and increase the production cost of finding oil from other places, leading to higher energy prices. ...

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They heard that there was Kuwaiti gold hidden somewhere in the Middle East. ... Going in to the Gulf War, the Iraqi armies had extensive experience because they had just ended a war with other middle-eastern countries. ...

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All of these are main causes of anti-western fundamentalism that is spread throughout the entire Middle East. ... Further more, Islamic Fundamentalism grew mainly from the middle class (Wahhabi) who were for the antinationalist struggle. ... As described by Achcar in the above passages, the US has directly caused heavy burdens for Middle Eastern states, and has created its Islamic Fundamentalism response. ... All of these are main causes of anti-western fundamentalism that is spread throughout the entire Middle East. ... As described by Achcar in the above passages, the US has directly caus...

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Moreover, news programs have helped legitimize Arab stereotyping by choosing to show violent images of extremist militants, with traditional eastern clothing, beards and holding AK47's (Altheide, 2009; 120). ... It is easier to define what the Middle East isn't rather than what it is, thereby rejecting the "foreigner". The separation of the Middle East serves only to strengthen American national identity and the separation of identities as potential threats. ... Orientalism refers to the Wests superior attitude and the stereotypical interpretation of Eastern people and th...

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