▁statements ▁from ▁official ▁government ▁sources ▁and ▁statements ▁by ▁media ▁comment ators , ▁K lare ▁push es ▁for ▁alternative ▁energy ▁and ▁war ns ▁that ▁energy ▁will ▁be ▁hard ▁to ▁get ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁century . ▁The ▁website ▁for ▁the ▁movie ▁describes ▁the ▁movie ▁as ▁follows : The ▁notion ▁that ▁oil ▁motiv ates ▁America ' s ▁military ▁engag ements ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁n ons ense ▁or ▁mere ▁consp i racy ▁theory . ▁Blood ▁and ▁O il , ▁a ▁new ▁document ary ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁acc laimed ▁work ▁of ▁Nation ▁magazine ▁defense ▁correspond ent ▁Michael ▁T . ▁K lare , ▁challeng es ▁this ▁conventional ▁wisdom ▁to ▁correct ▁the ▁historical ▁record . ▁The ▁film ▁un ear th s ▁dec lass ified ▁documents ▁and ▁highlight s ▁forgotten ▁pass ages ▁in ▁prominent ▁president ial ▁do ctr ines ▁to ▁show ▁how ▁concerns ▁about ▁oil ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁American ▁foreign ▁policy ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁– ▁rendering ▁our ▁contemporary ▁energy ▁and ▁military ▁policies ▁virt ually ▁ind ist ingu ish able . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Blood ▁and ▁O il ▁calls ▁for ▁a ▁radical ▁re - th inking ▁of ▁US ▁energy ▁policy , ▁warning ▁that ▁unless ▁we ▁change ▁direction , ▁we ▁stand ▁to ▁be ▁drawn ▁into ▁one ▁oil ▁war ▁after ▁another ▁as ▁the ▁global ▁h unt ▁for ▁dimin ishing ▁world ▁pet role um ▁supplies ▁acceler ates . ▁ ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁oil ▁In ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁articles , ▁K lare ▁has ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁oil . ▁In