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I noticed neither Russia or China had a hand in this. But do the Euros know something about future fuel (abundant) fuel availability that we don't?
IMO, they seek to control the oil in the Gulf-States, no matter the humanitarian cost. France, Germany, Russia turned their eyes from the genocide in Iraq for oil deals just to name one place. (Doing the same in the Sudan I believe) Buying, selling, building, undercutting the West in exchange for weapon technology that Saddam wanted. That same deal is being struck with China despite EU embargo's. Sooooooooooooooooo.... oil/fuel is indeed da' answer, and the key to the controlling the global economic engines across the world.
Doubtful.