Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: The Nexus Between Oil and Security -- I. Oil markets, politics and prices -- 2. America's oil production boom will lower oil prices -- 3. Saudi Arabia is an OPEC oil price dove -- 4. U.S. Presidents can influence oil and gasoline prices -- II. The Geopolitics of Oil -- 5. More American oil, less Persian Gulf intervention -- 6. Oil supply disruptions are really dangerous -- 7. America's oil consumption is only a drag -- III. The Costs of Oil Use -- 8. Gasoline costs what you pay at the pump -- 9. America wants to steal Middle East oil -- 10. Big Oil companies dominate world oil -- 11. The U.S. oil boom should erase peak oil concerns -- IV. Conclusions -- 12. Part Truths about Energy Solutions -- 13. Conclusion: The Synergistic Strategy for Real Oil Security.