pton , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁of ▁US ▁thre ats ▁against ▁Ira q ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁K lare ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁a ▁major ▁factor ▁motiv ating ▁the ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁administration ▁to ▁attack ▁Ira q ▁was ▁its ▁desire ▁to ▁dist ract ▁attention ▁from ▁domestic ▁political ▁difficulties ▁and ▁to ▁increase ▁popular ity ▁for ▁the ▁President . ▁US ▁popular ▁support ▁for ▁Bush ▁increased ▁by ▁about ▁ 1 0 % ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁only ▁dropped ▁back ▁to ▁its ▁previous ▁level ▁several ▁months ▁later . ▁ ▁Ext reme ▁energy ▁K lare ▁origin ated ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁extreme ▁energy . ▁Ext reme ▁energy ▁is ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁techniques ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁energy ▁from ▁un con vent ional ▁resources ▁which ▁share ▁characteristics ▁of ▁being ▁environment ally ▁dam aging ▁or ▁ris ky . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁explo itation ▁of ▁oil ▁s ands , ▁tight ▁oil ▁( sh ale ▁oil ) ▁and ▁sh ale ▁oil ▁( o il ▁from ▁oil ▁sh ale ), ▁deep water ▁dr illing , ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁f ract uring , ▁mount aint op ▁removal ▁min ing , ▁pet role um ▁expl oration ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic , ▁and ▁natural ▁gas ▁hyd r ates . ▁ ▁O il ▁as ▁an ▁instrument ▁of ▁national ▁policy ▁The ▁movie ▁Blood ▁and ▁O il , ▁which ▁came ▁out ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Bush ▁Administration , ▁explains ▁K lare ' s ▁view ▁on ▁oil ▁as ▁an ▁instrument ▁of ▁national ▁policy . ▁Using ▁sources ▁including