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Their prosperity depended on a Cold War bargain: American military protection let them sell oil freely without bearing the real cost of defense.
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Oil monarchy
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"Now it worked out great for these Gulf states because you you were under the protection of the American military. And at this time,..."
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The interview opens as a first-week war briefing and then keeps widening.
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