A U.S. military presence in the Middle East was intended to allow the United States to influence oil pricing, thereby providing leverage over Japanese and European competitors who were dependent on Middle East oil.

Authors

• Person: Douglas Kellner Organization: UCLA
  The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ...

Sources

• The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu Douglas Kellner · UCLA via serper

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• Middle East location
• Europe location
• Japan location