Yes, the War is for Oil - and the Oil is for israel
Ever wonder where israel gets its oil from?
It's a very simple question that provides a very simple answer to another one: Who Benefits from the Iraq war and every other conflict in the Middle East?
In fact, the following concise summary from Slate.com should make it perfectly clear to everyone that when Greenspan said that the war in Iraq is for oil, what he really admitted in an indirect way was that the war in fact is for israel.
The leader of Hezbollah declared "open war" against Israel on Friday following the bombing of his offices in Beirut, Lebanon. The president of Iran has announced that if Israel were to expand the hostilities by attacking Syria, that would represent "an attack on the whole Islamic world and the regime will face a crushing response." Given the grim state of Arab-Israeli relations, where does Israel get its oil?From Russia and former Soviet republics. Israel produces only a couple thousand barrels of oil a day, which means it relies on the global market for more than 99 percent of its consumption.
It's difficult to name all of the country's suppliers—in 2004, Israel's minister of national infrastructures admitted that "Israel's situation is complicated. We don't have diplomatic relations with most of the countries from which we import oil." But over the past 25 years, significant fuel imports have come from Angola, Colombia, Mexico, Egypt, and Norway. In more recent times, the Israelis have turned to Russia, Kazakhstan, and some of the other -stans for the bulk of their oil.
Israel has long sought a local source of oil, especially since the oil crisis of 1973. Having a nearby supplier would increase Israel's energy security and reduce the cost of its imports.
Iran filled that need for a while: Starting in 1968, the Israelis used a pipe called the "TIPline" to import Iranian oil from the Red Sea. But the shah was overthrown in 1979, and Iran shut off the tap. (These days, Israel lets the Russians use the TIPline to pump oil in the opposite direction.)
The Israelis gained access to another local source when they took control of Egyptian oil fields in Sinai after the Six-Day War.
Coincidence?
I don't think so.
When Israel agreed to return the fields in 1979, they wanted broad assurances about their access to oil imports. The peace treaty with Egypt stipulated that "Israel shall be fully entitled to make bids for Egyptian-origin oil not needed for Egyptian domestic oil consumption." An accompanying document outlined a deal with the United States that ensured Israeli oil supplies in times of crisis.Egypt continues to provide oil, but its importance as a supplier has diminished as Israel's appetite has grown. In 1995, Egyptian oil accounted for one-third of Israel's fuel imports; by 2000 that fraction had shrunk to one-eighth. While Israel was forced to look elsewhere for oil, it maintained a warm relationship with Egypt, at least regarding energy. In 2005, the two countries signed an agreement on the trade of natural gas.
Meanwhile, Israel continues to seek nearby suppliers. In the lead-up to the war in Iraq, there was some talk of restarting an abandoned pipeline that runs from Mosul, Iraq, to Haifa. In order for this to happen, Israel would need to somehow wrangle the support of the Syrians, since they control part of the route.
Are you seeing a pattern here???
They need oil, they take Sinai. They don't give it back until they've secure guaranteed access to its oil.
They need oil, they kick off a war between the US and Iraq to secure cheap oil from Mosul to Haifa. But, Syria and Lebanon stand in the way, so they decimate Lebanon and now they're after Syria.
And of course, they've been itching to re-open the pipeline from Iran since it shut down in '79. Hence, israel's incessant call for the US to attack Iran.
Finally, israelis don't intend to end their quest for oil with Iran. They have other countries in their cross-hairs, like Saudi Arabia and their so-called "grand prize" - Egypt.
The Israelis have also tried to ramp up their own fuel production. A few weeks ago, they got some press for developing a new way to extract energy from the country's large reserves of "oil shale."
Why bother with peaceful innovative ways to produce energy when War is so much more effective?
Especially when they have US paying the price, with both our money and our lives.
In fact, israel's insatiable quest for oil and gas can even explain its relentless assault against Hamas in Gaza.
So, the next time someone tells you that the war in Iraq is for oil, you tell them - ABSOLUTELY! - and the oil, in turn, is for israel.
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That israel wants access to all this cheap oil not just to satisfy their own needs, but to EXPORT it to the captive market in Europe.
See, for example:
Namely, israel.
You can't corner the market if you've got competition.
So, you see, all this hoopla about Iran trying to produce nuclear weapons is nothing but smoke and mirrors.
zionists want to eliminate their competition.
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"Money" has no value - people do.
Basically there are many different factions of the ruling elite. The international bankers have their own power base which is the economic system. The Zionists have a infiltrated the political infrastructure of various world governments and have a huge intelligence community network. I suspect that the recent turmoil in the world markets is a direct attack by the Zionists on the Bankers power base. The Israeli Zionist are trying to implode the economic in order to control world's oil supply. The Zionist eventually want all the oil to flow out of Israel. If they can accomplish his feat they become the economic rulers of the world! In order to do this various old alliances have materialized. For example, Russian Jews have aligned themselves with Israeli Zionists (Putin taking control of YUKOS only to out the Rothchilds as the controlling interest). Turkish cryto-Jews have aligned themselves Israel. France is controled by a Sarkozy. I suggested that Sarkozy was dönmeh since Sarkozy's family comes from Salonika. The cryto-Jews have roots in the Young Turk movement. The Young Turks have direct connection to the Bolshevik revolution. The American Military is being courted by both the Bankers and the Zionist. It is unclear what America would look like of there is an economic implosion so the Military is hedging their bets. One thing is clear, who ever controls the US Military will control the oil. Anyway, the geopolitical situation becomes a little more clearer if you start making division between the power elite.
We remember what Neocon Wolfowitz claimed before the attack on Iraq?
That it would be a "cakewalk" and that it would pay for itself because of Iraq's oil?
Well, to me it seems that there is a morale in the Iraqi case. Crime does not always pay as it would have been cheaper for the US to buy the oil instead of following its intuition that theft by definition must be a profitable proposition, and that the military is a waste unless it is used!
Even if the US feels obliged to pay for the energy needs of Israel it would be cheaper to buy the oil and donate it to Israel.
So is the war not about oil after all? I am not sure. Please remember that the oil companies' first concern is not to make oil available in abundant quantities. On the contrary, prices are a function of scarcity, and turmoil in the Middle East will provide the multinational oil companies bumper profits.
An "added benefit" is the US assistance to Israel to achieve its ambitions to defeat and destroy the entire region so that its tiny Zionist double citizen population can "live in peace and safety".
Twisted Neocon minds may perceive this as a "win-win" situation!
To me it sounds more like "End of History" or at least end of civilization.
Robertsgt40 I guess they're to far away to slant drill.