Gary Vogler’s long-awaited book, Iraq and the Politics of Oil, An Insiders Perspective, on the US government’s role in the Iraq oil sector is currently available to order for November delivery by the University Press of Kansas and other book outlets.
Was the Iraq war really about oil? As a senior advisor for the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA) and briefly as the minister of oil, Gary Vogler thought he knew. But while doing research for a book about his experience in Iraq, Vogler discovered that what he knew was not the whole story – or even the true story. The Iraq war did have an oil agenda underlying it, one that Vogler previously denied.
The following is a back-cover comment that shares observations from a notable reader:
Retired Lieutenant General Jay Garner, 2003 ORHA Leader
“This important book provides the reader with a mosaic of the Iraq oil story from 2002 to 2011; it is written by the one American who experienced and contributed to all of it. Gary Vogler describes the details of our country’s prewar oil planning, followed by the challenges of executing those plans once inside of Iraq. As a former army officer and oil industry executive, Gary was uniquely qualified to be the senior oil advisor to both the U.S. Coalition and the newly formed Iraqi Government. His advice, experience and leadership was instrumental in re-starting the Iraqi oil sector. This is a must read for all senior military and foreign service officers.”
Iraq and the Politics of Oil is published by the University Press of Kansas.