Generally its for the benefit of some Corporation/Business Buddies of whatever group is in power-generally under direction of CFR to a certain extent.
Think how many trillions of dollars have been hoovered out of peoples pockets worldwide due to the oil price increases since the Shahs fall. Of course TPTB would love to keep THAT game going.
217 posted on 04/15/2018 2:29:53 AM PDT by AZLiberty
("If we believe in absurdities, we commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)