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The Persian Gulf supplies most of the US's oil needs.
All of the Persian Gulf wars concerned oil. The US utilizes many automobiles. The US has been involved in all or most of the Persian Gulf wars in the 20th and 21st centuries; specifically which Persian Gulf War concerns your question?
Operation Earnest Will
Operation EARNEST WILL
Mainly oil tankers.
The oil that they export.
In one word, oil.
The number one supplier for oil in the US in 2013 was Canada. The second largest supplier was the Persian Gulf.
A country that supplied the US's valuable oil was being invaded.
The Persian Gulf
When U.S. oil interests were threatened
When U.S. oil interests were threatened