Blood and Oil

Blood and Oil is a documentary about America's long and passionate love affair with cheap oil and the bloody lengths, including schmoozing up to some pretty strange and unpleasant bedfellows, to which we have gone to keep it flowing freely. It strips away the romanticism and innocence that has graced our diplomacy when it comes to geopolitics and we are left with the realization that, since at least 1945, every American president has kissed the hand of Saudi despots--and others as well--to make sure that our national wealth continues to grow, "plastics" make promising careers, three-ton SUVs can ply our freeways, and we continue to be the "arsenal of the world". This movie is not for those who demand complete allegiance to the American flag and blame Native Americans for wasting a perfectly good continent. But if you are a seeker of truth and, ultimately, justice (not necessarily the "American Way"), you must see this movie.