How fracking affects the application of the Obama doctrine

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The Obama Doctrine is implicitly dependent on hydraulic fracturing to increase domestic oil production in the United States, as the increased American domestic production of oil would reduce dependence on Middle East energy resources and allow Washington to shift some focus away from the region.

However, the Obama Doctrine will have to remain heavily engaged in the Middle East.

This is because of the obvious reasons of the Arab Spring, the rise of ISIS, and the security of Israel.

But another reason is that domestic American fracking oil production is set to decline in the coming few years.

Furthermore, even if America becomes self-sufficient in energy, Washington will still have to remain involved in stabilizing the Middle East’s energy resources because of the effect of Middle East oil prices on the American, and global economies.