Blood and Oil 16 years old

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

The notion that oil motivates America's military engagements in the Middle East is often disregarded as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. In Blood and Oil, bestselling author and Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare challenges this conventional wisdom and corrects the historical record. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years -- rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates.

Credits

Blood and Oil Cast

Name Character
George W. Bush He was 61, now 78 years old as Himself
Osama bin Laden He was 51, 54 years old when he died as Himself
Ronald Reagan He was 97, 93 years old when he died as Himself
Bill O'Reilly He was 58, now 75 years old as Himself
Saddam Hussein He was 71, 69 years old when he died as Himself
Dick Cheney He was 67, now 83 years old as Himself
John F. Kennedy He was 91, 46 years old when he died as Himself
Karl Rove He was 57, now 73 years old as Himself
Paul Wolfowitz He was 64, now 80 years old as Himself
Sean Hannity He was 46, now 62 years old as Himself
Tony Snow He was 53, 53 years old when he died as Himself
Thomas L. Friedman as Himself
Donald Rumsfeld He was 75, now 92 years old as Himself
Dwight D. Eisenhower He was 117, 78 years old when he died as Himself
Jimmy Carter He was 83, now 100 years old as Himself
George H. W. Bush He was 84, 94 years old when he died as Himself
Franklin Delano Roosevelt He was 126, 63 years old when he died as Self

Blood and Oil Crew

Name Department
Jeremy Earp as Director. Directing
Jeremy Earp as Writer. Writing
Michael Klare as Writer. He was 66 (now 82) years old Writing
Blood and Oil (16 years)

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

  • Release day: Friday, June 13, 2008
  • Runtime: 52 minutes