America entangled : the Persian Gulf crisis and its consequences / edited by Ted Galen Carpenter.

Includes bibliographical references.

The Persian Gulf crisis and the "new" world order / Christopher Layne--The continuing need for U.S. leadership / Robert E. Hunter--Washington's collective security facade / Ted Galen Carpenter--A European view on the Gulf crisis / Peter Riddell--The myth of Saddam's oil stranglehold / David R. Henderson--How oil markets respond to supply disruptions / Michael E. Canes--Oil, war, and the economy / William A. Niskanen--The nature of Saddam's threat / Richard K. Thomas--Washington's interventionist record in the Middle East / Sheldon L. Richman--Factors for war and strategies for peace / Charles William Maynes--America's objectives in the Gulf / Gene R. La Rocque--The need to keep regional powers in check / Gerald F. Seib--Enduring Middle Eastern quagmires / Leon T. Hadar--The Persian Gulf: restoring the Congressional war power / Doug Bandow--The hijacking of post-cold-war American security interests / Rosemary Fiscarelli.