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title: "4 Gulf Oil Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Americans once believed that their prosperity and way of life depended on having assured access to Persian Gulf oil. Today, that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/americans-once-believed-that-their-prosperity-and-way-of-life/)

[Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/)

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> [Whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a stranglehold not only on our economy but also on the other countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/whoever-controls-the-flow-of-persian-gulf-oil-has-a-stranglehold-not/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

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> [...by serving as the dominant power in the Gulf, WE maintain a 'stranglehold' over the economies of other nations. This gives us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-klare/by-serving-as-the-dominant-power-in-the-gulf-we-maintain-a/)

[Michael Klare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-klare/)

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> [Extreme deep water drilling is not the preferred choice to meet our country's energy needs, but your protests and lawsuits and lies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-palin/extreme-deep-water-drilling-is-not-the-preferred-choice-to-meet-our/)

[Sarah Palin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-palin/)

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