That is what they say to the public. This is what they say behind closed doors:
<<< In 1958, the U.S. government faced, you know, from internal records, three major
crises in the world. North Africa, Middle East and Indonesia, all with oil producing
states, all Islamic states.
President Eisenhower, in an internal discussion, observed to his staff, and I'm quoting
now, "There's a campaign of hatred against us in the Middle East, not by governments,
but by the people." The National Security Council discussed that question and said,
"yes, and the reason is, there's a perception in that region that the United States supports
status quo governments, which prevent democracy and development and that we do it
because of our interests in Middle East oil. Furthermore, it's difficult to counter that
perception because it's correct. It ought to be correct. We ought to be supporting brutal
and corrupt governments which prevent democracy and development because we want
to control Middle East oil, and it's true that leads to a campaign of hatred against us."
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